Actress Sameera Reddy is currently focusing on her personal life. Recently he talked about work and body image issues. She told that during her initial career, she used to apply whitening makeup on her body.

Speaking to Mid Day, Sameera said, ‘Our parents did not know or think that this was an issue. That is for us in today’s time. We are more politically correct. We talk about gender equality. When we talk, we are more aware. Be it bullying or trolling. Nowadays awareness has come at an early age.

The actress further said that her work life and focus has changed due to motherhood. She put her career on hold and focused on raising her children. Sameera said, ‘Sometimes I question myself also. But it is what it is.

Sameera reacted to the beauty standards of the industry

Apart from this, she reacted to the beauty standards of the industry. She said, ‘Being an actor and a woman, I initially thought that I had to be fair. For some strange reason, everyone applied make-up to make me fair. So I had to apply makeup on my body too and it used to bother me. I was made to feel like I was not slim enough. I am a tall girl, so I was made to feel that I was tall and big. All these things stayed with me in the beginning. For years, my narrative as an actor was always about size. Whereas it should have been about talent and acting. Now when I look back, I don’t even know why I allowed this to happen. But this was the norm of the industry.