Beyoncé: “I was really, really chubby. So chubby that my family used to all lay me down flat so they could zip up my jeans. It took four of them and I would lie there on the bed while they all got to it”
“I had braces, and I decided it would be a great idea to shave the back of my head.” —Gwyneth Paltrow Photo: Getty Images Self/Reflection is a week of stories on the Cut about how we feel, versus how we look.
Celebrities grew up feeling insecure about how they looked, thanks to the adolescent joys of braces, buckteeth, big ears, big boobs … and more! Below, 25 celebrity women recall those awkward phases , and remember how the “ugly days” brought them to fame and success now.“I used to get picked on at school a lot. What I thought was a mole was a wart. I had a wart growing out of my forehead and it kind of looked like a horn and kids used to call me a dirty unicorn.
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