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Maymay Entrata, Elisse Joson, Barbie Imperial and other stars encourage body positivity

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p>With more than 130 stars showing off their sexiest looks during Star Magic’s Hot Summer LaHot Sexy event last May 4, they all proved that you can slay the runway no matter what size, shape, or age you are.</p><p>In helping promote self-confidence among their fans, these celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity after walking the runway at the event held at The Island in BGC, Taguig City. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MAYMAY ENTRATA</strong></div><p>“Base sa naging experience ko, naging mahabang proseso bago ako umabot sa point na, thankfully Lord. nagawa ko na ma-auto deadma yung mga negatibo na yun. Sa pamamagitan talaga ng tiwala sa sarili ko, sa sarili kong kakayanan na maganda ako (laughs), sa sarili kong ganda.</p><p>“At naniniwala ako na trust is confidence talaga. Kapag confident ka sa sarili mo, nandun na yung courage mo na kaya mo ng i-auto deadma lahat ng fears, lahat ng doubts at kahit na anong negatibo na kung saan naghahadlang sa paga-abot ng pangarap mo. At siyempre higit sa lahat yung prayers talaga. Kasi yun yung nag-re-remind ng worth ko.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-1.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>ELISSE JOSON</strong></div><p>“Ako naman din, hindi naman ako biglang naging ganito pagkatapos ko manganak. Baka kasi akalain biglang nila ito na ulit. Hindi. It’s really about your own pacing and timing. Parang hindi naman kailangan madaliin agad agad.</p><p>“Ako kasi ang motivation ko diyan, kailangan ko magtrabaho ulit. So I have to keep myself healthy and get back into shape para makabalik ako sa trabaho para siyempre sa anak ko. Yun yung motivation ko dun. Pero for the other mommies, take your time. You have your own pacing to get to your goal.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-2.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>KARINA BAUTISTA</strong></div><p>“Actually I don’t really know why. Somehow I just felt within myself that this is me, this is who I am. And I really want to share it with the world.</p><p>“I’ll share a quote that I’ve read. There is a lot of problems in this world so ang hirap kung at war ka din sa sarili mo. So it’s time na i-accept mo na ang sarili mo, i-embrace mo na. So doing photo shoots and posing, I look into the camera and I see myself and I affirm myself na ‘I am beautiful and it’s time to share this beauty to the world.’”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-3.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>BARBIE IMPERIAL</strong></div><p>“I think ngayon, wala na yung insecurity ko. Kaso before meron, madami. Merong time na I posted a photo of me na naka-bikini tapos sabi nila hindi daw pantay yung chest ko (laughs). And then parang ang kong ni-research about it and then normal na nag-che-change yung body so hindi dapat siya bina-bash para sa akin. So from there, naging confident na ako na, ‘Anong pake mo? Normal naman ito eh.’ (laughs).</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-4.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>DARREN ESPANTO</strong></div><p>“Body positivity plays a big role in your confidence and also your overall self-esteem. So of course, as long as you keep doing you, you don’t have to listen to anyone else, what they say about you. As long as you are comfortable in your own skin, you’re good to go. At saka it’s important to be confident in your own skin as well.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-5.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>KAILA ESTRADA</strong></div><p>“I still struggle with that up to this day and I feel like the best thing to do is don’t compare yourself to other people, because we’re all built very differently. We’re all unique in our own way. Don’t compare yourself to people you see online.</p><p>“Because what we put online is the best version of  ourselves. So you don’t see the other side of the coin. And my advice especially to young people out there who are struggling with that is to focus on yourself, appreciate what you have, take care of your body, and take care of your mental health. That’s really the best thing that you can do and do what makes you feel good.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-6.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>ANJI SALVACION</strong></div><p>“To be honest, social media really does play a huge role when it comes to perceiving one’s shape and one’s beauty. And yeah there is really a positive and bad impact from it because sometimes, I would discuss the negative part of it. Sometimes women and men would develop this unrealistic standards of beauty out there.</p><p>“The most positive of it all I would say is that at the end of the day, what makes us sexy, what makes us beautiful is our roots. Our beauty, our core, that defines sexy for me. So to all the people out there, just embrace one’s self, especially your roots. Kasi kung anong meron ka dito sa loob, mapalabas man o mapaloob, mapamukha, sexy ka at maganda ka.” </p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-7.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>XYRIEL MANABAT</strong></div><p>“Nagdalawang isip ako kung handa ba talaga ako mentally and physically na sumali dito. Kasi feeling ko hindi ako makakapag-prepare ng masyado. Pero siyempre minsan lang naman tayo maimbitahan sa ganito so dapat laban pa rin.</p><p>“I believe na hindi siya dapat kinakahiya. Hindi siya dapat kinaka-sorry, and mas lalong hindi siya dapat kinaka-settle lang. Kasi our body is never less. Our body should be celebrated, respected, and defended. And we should not justify someone na magtangka na mag-disrespect ng body natin in any way.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-8.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>DJ JHAI HO</strong></div><p>“Sobrang sarap sa feeling kasi siyempre not everybody merong lakas ng loob para i-flaunt kung ano mang meron sila. Kasi dito sa atin, nakasanayan na puwede ka lang rumampa sa mga ganitong klaseng event kapag borta ka, kapag malaki yung katawan mo. Tapos kung babae ka naman, sexy ka, ganyan. Pero pagka hindi ka ganun ka-perfect sa tingin ng maraming tao, parang mahihiya kang rumampa.</p><p>“Pero given the opportunity na lumakad dito kasama ng mga iba’t ibang pinakamakikinang na bituin talaga ngayong gabi, ang sarap sa feeling na ipagmalaki na kahit na anong shape mo, anong itsura mo, anong height mo, puwedeng puwede mo ipagmalaki at ipakita talaga.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-9.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>PATTY YAP, stylist</strong></div><p>“As a plus size transwoman, siyempre sobrang saya ko kasi napakita ko kung anong meron kami and of course I love people and groups who love body positivity. Actually it’s not important what your physical appearance (is), what matters is how beautiful you are inside and out.“</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-10.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>LIE REPOSPOSA</strong></div><p>“Yung sa akin, yung kagandahan, siyempre plus points talaga pag may maganda kang physical appearance. Pero para sa akin, yung kagandahan nakikita din yan sa loob. Pag mabait ka, pag magalang ka at may respeto ka sa kapwa mo. Pag wala kang inaapakang mga tao.</p><p>“At meron naman tayong iba’t ibang kagandahan in our unique way. Sa akin, pag nakakatawa ka, maganda ka din. At siyempre pag confident ka din. Kaya love yourself talaga. Kasi at the end of the day, yung sarili mo din ang makakatulong sa ‘yo.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-11.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>ANNE PATRICIA LORENZO</strong></div><p>“When the pandemic hit us, hindi tayo puwede lumabas ng bahay eh. So may tendency to gain weight and at that time I gained so much weight. Parang umabot ako ng 70 kilograms. And then after that I needed to join a pageant and lahat ng tao sinasabi na I was not good enough because of my body type because as a transwoman, they thought that we need to have a body just like Barbie (the doll), a very skinny body with thin arms.</p><p>“But I want them to realize that being skinny is different from being fit. It’s very important for us to be fit. And the moment you learn how to embrace and appreciate your flaws, that’s also the exact moment you will realize that you are sexy.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-12.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>PAULO GUMABAO</strong></div><p>“Body positivity para sa akin is loving, accepting, and empowering not only your body but other people’s bodies as well. Hindi puwedeng sa sarili lang natin yung love, kailangan sa lahat. All sizes. We have to keep active. We have to watch what we’re eating.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-13.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>KAORI OINUMA</strong></div><p>“Isang malaking karangalan na naimbitahan ako dito. At the same time, nakakatuwa na isa rin ako sa makakapag-promote ng body positivity natin kasi ang dami nating nababasa online na parang mga haters and bashers na nagsasabi about our bodies.</p><p>“And gusto ko lang sabihin sa lahat na parang lahat naman tayo may sari-sariling uniqueness at kagandahan so i-embrace natin kung ano tayo.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-14.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><strong>BIANCA DE VERA</strong></div><p>“Actually this is my first time doing something like this. The people here are very supportive din so that’s what is important. Personally, I’ve also struggled having to look at myself in the mirror and having to love whatever I see.</p><p>“I guess it just really all starts in the mind and how you look at things, your outlook in life. And the whole body will follow. So I guess you really just have to love all of your flaws despite what is in there because at the end of the day, all that you really have is yourself and your own body and whatever you do, that’s you. You just really have to love yourself, embrace yourself, and find beauty in whatever there is.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stars-encourage-body-positivity-15.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="celebrities shared their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences when it comes to body positivity"/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>During the first ever Hot Summer LaHot Sexy event, Star Magic artists reveal their insecurities and give advice on how to be confident about your body.</p>

During the first ever Hot Summer LaHot Sexy event, Star Magic artists reveal their insecurities and give advice on how to be confident about your body.