Seeing how she is one of the biggest chart toppers in the entertainment industry right now, you’d think that she would also have a whole lot of confidence, seeing how popular and talented she is.
But according to Cardi B, that wasn’t always the case as the now curvy rapper says she felt “ugly and undeveloped” at times when she was younger. Here’s what you need to know.
Cardi opened up in Interview Magazine in a candid chat with Mariah Carey. The WAP hit maker discussed her beauty and body insecurities while she was growing up in the Bronx.
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, Opens Up About Body Confidence
“I’m Trini and I’m Dominican, and there’s a lot of Dominicans that look a certain type of way. They have soft, pretty, curly hair,” Cardi explained. “Growing up, guys would ask me weird questions like, ‘If you’re Dominican, why is your hair so nappy?’ I used to dye my hair, and people used to be like, ‘Oh, your hair’s so crunchy.’ And it would make me feel so weird.”
If that weren’t enough, Cardi says that she didn’t feel very confident with her body because she was much skinnier than the other girls.
“In the Bronx, it’s about being thick and having an ass, so young boys would be like, ‘Look at your flat ass. You ain’t got no titties.’ And it would make me feel so ugly and undeveloped,” she recalled.
Cardi also made it pretty clear that she has no problem talking about her plastic surgery.
“Even when I was 18 and became a dancer, I had enough money to afford to buy boobs, so every insecurity that I felt about my breasts was gone,” she continued.
“When I was 20, I went to the urban strip club, and in the urban strip clubs, you had to have a big butt. So I felt insecure about that. It took me back to high school. So I got my ass done. And then I felt super confident.”
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