Disney star had 2 breast reductions and lipo as child after body shaming

Former Disney Channel star Raven-Symoné revealed she had two breast reductions and lipo before her 18th birthday, following claims she experienced body shaming as a child star. The actress, who is best known for playing titular character Raven Baxter in the show That's So Raven, made the upsetting admission in an episode of her podcast The Best Podcast Ever last year, which she hosts with wife Miranda Maday.

Looking back on going under the knife before she'd even turned 18, Raven claimed that it was her that her father, Christopher B. Pearman, who had 'suggested strongly that' she 'should get' her breasts reduced. She said: 'There was paperwork involved. He was like, 'So you don't feel bad, is there anything that you want?' I was like, 'Yeah, if I get lipo, will people stop calling me fat?' It was just a mess, just being that young and the pain of it all."

However, Raven's heartbreaking journey didn't end there, as the singer went onto reveal that after her first breast reduction surgery, she suffered a seizure. "I remember waking up and seeing everything … and then I just started to have this dry mouth and couldn't breathe and went back under," she continued.

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But despite complications, it didn't deter the star from going under the knife again for another breast reduction as she believed they were 'still too big' from gaining weight.

Later in the episode, when asked by Miranda why she decided to have the surgeries, Raven then discussed how women’s bodies change from being a teenager to an adult.

She was then quick to advise listeners to wait until they are fully developed before getting surgery. And this isn't the first time the Emmy nominee has discussed her body as she also documented her weight loss journey back in March 2022.

Revealing she lost 40 pounds on a no-sugar diet with her wife’s help, Raven said: “With her help and guidance and love and fantastic cooking skills … she helped me kick sugar.

“I say kick sugar because it is an addictive drug, and I was addicted to it in wheat form, in regular form. And it’s out of my system. What made me want to change was her.”

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