Celebrity Body Hang-Ups
They're lauded as the world's most beautiful people but even celebs have body hang-ups!
Getty ImagesKim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian might be one of the most photographed women in the world – but she admitted that being pregnant brought out all her insecurities about her body. “I had a really bad pregnancy and I gained a lot of weight and I did not feel good about myself. I felt probably the lowest I have ever felt in my life.”
Chuck ZlotnickJamie Dornan
You’d think that taking on the role of Christian “The God” Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey would mean that you feel pretty good about your body. Not so for Jamie Dornan, who admits he has issues like everyone else. “I think I am like anyone, I have massive hang-ups about my physical appearance…. I was always fighting against stuff when I was a kid. I always felt skinny and small. Now, I'm 32... I have the same insecurities when I was a kid and when I see an image of myself, all I see is this skinny kid and I don't like it.”
Getty ImagesMollie King
The Saturdays’ Mollie King might seem to have everything: the man (David Gandy), the career and the looks but there are things about herself she’d change. “I look in the mirror and see things I need to work on. I’d love to have curves like Beyoncé and a nice booty,” she said.
Rex FeaturesBeyoncé
“What would Beyoncé do?” is a common mantra in the GLAMOUR office but perhaps the hugely successful star isn’t always as confident as she seems. Her Destiny’s Child band mate revealed: “On the outside, we were poised and smiling. But behind the scenes we had issues. I was trying to gain weight, and meanwhile Beyoncé would say, ‘I think my thighs are too big.’”
PA PhotosMila Kunis
Mila Kunis struggled with her body image when she took on her role in Black Swan. "I was muscles, like a little brick house, but skin and bones," she said. But when she gained the weight back on, it ended up in different places. "All the weight that left my chest went to my side hip, my stomach.”
RexScarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson has a killer body, but she thinks it’s just “Okay”. Pardon, what?
Talking to US TV host, Barbara Waters, the starlet said, “It's an okay body. I wouldn't say it's particularly remarkable, though. I don't like my thighs, my midsection.”
Scarlett also opened up about her image as a sexy symbol, saying “I never put on a sexy face, so I don't know what it means to act seductively.”
Rex FeaturesJennifer Garner
She might be one of Hollywood's most successful, not to mention beautiful, stars, but it seems there's one issue not related to Jennifer Garner's career that just won't go away.
Speaking to Ellen DeGeneres, the 42-year-old actress said: "I get congratulated all the time by people that I know saying that I'm pregnant. So I asked around, and apparently I have a baby bump. I am not pregnant, but I've had three kids and there is a bump. From now on ladies, I will have a bump and it will be my 'baby bump'. Let's just all settle in and get used to it - it's not going anywhere."
"I have a bump, its name is Violet, Sam, Sara... I see you guys are really eager for us to pop out another one - gosh, you're exhausting!"
Jennifer, we think you look amazing.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lawrence
Half of the world is in love with her but Jennifer Lawrence’s refreshing take on things but she doesn’t think her hot bod is all that great. Talking to Jimmy Kimmel, she revealed: "I went to the doctor today and got a chest X-ray of my lungs and discovered that my breasts are uneven! That was all I saw.”
GoRunwayCara Delevingne
Even model-of-the-moment Cara Delevingne has little, insecure moments. When asked if there was one part of her she’d like to change, Cara said: “My body because I’d like to be curvier.”
Rex FeaturesLara Stone
Amazingly, Lara Stone doesn’t like “most” of her famous frame. “Like most women, I have days where I feel like today I’m not leaving the house – you know days where you’ve got a spot on your nose or when you’ve just got off a flight, eaten fish and chips and feel really bloated – that one happens a lot to me. You have to accept yourself though, and accept that there will always be something to worry about. It’s much easier just to accept things.”
PA PhotosKate Winslet
Kate Winslet’s curves are the envy of most women but there’s one person who isn’t quite such a massive fan. "I don't know a single woman who doesn't stand up and check the tushie before she walks out the door," the Oscar winner revealed. "I've decided I am going to start loving my backside, really just saying, 'yes.'"
PA PhotosCatherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to her body hang-ups. “I hate my eyes. They look like pee-holes in the sand.” The actress says she knows how to make the most of herself though. “Hair, make-up, all that stuff, I make the most of myself. You should see me first thing in the morning!”
Rex FeaturesLindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan has a love-hate relationship with her body. “I love my boobs. They're totally real. They sit up and look great…But I would love long legs. I hate my legs. They're so short. I'd like to be taller.”
REX FeaturesPamela Anderson
Who would have guessed that Pamela Anderson’s hang-up is also her most famous asset? Yep – she doesn’t always like her boobs. The Baywatch actress revealed: “They can be my favourite body part or the part I hate the most,' she says. 'I've battled with them for years and I still have issues.”
PA PhotosNicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman has learnt to accept her figure, not an easy thing to do in Hollywood. “There are so many short blondes and I'm tall and skinny with red hair, so that makes me different,” she said. “But I still think I have a boy's body. I would prefer to have more curves because I think that's more beautiful. But I've said before, I'm not having surgery so there it is.”
WENNAngelina Jolie
Really want a shocker? Read this from Angelina Jolie: "I know other women would kill for my lips but I feel like they take over my face." What!
PA PhotosElle Macpherson
‘The Body’ has issues with ‘her body’, surely not? “It's taken me a long time to feel good about my body. Just like everyone, and despite my nickname, I have felt unhappy in my skin, but becoming a mother and having children helped me to feel better,” said Elle Macpherson.
Rex FeaturesKate Perry
How could Katy Perry possibly have any body hang-ups? But apparently the singer revealed that, when she was a youngster, she wasn’t at all happy with her busty figure, confessing she’d much prefer to have the frame of Kate Moss.
Rex FeaturesKim Kardashian
Think Kim Kardashian has the perfect body? She certainly doesn’t. “I’ve never been a big fan of my thighs, but I do love my stomach when it’s in shape.”
PA PhotosJodie Kidd
Now that she's retired, Jodie Kidd may no longer have to deal with the harsh critiques in the modelling industry, but she still has her fair share of insecurities: “I’m very happy with my body, although my worst parts are my bum and stomach – the same as all women”.
PA PhotosKeira Knightley
Don’t expect to see Keira Knightley’s behind on the big screen any time soon. The Oscar-nominated actress isn’t planning to go there. "You're not going to see my a*se! The top half is fine but the bottom half isn't. It's a girl thing. You know, it's just one of those things."
Rex FeaturesVictoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham’s body seemed to bounce back pretty quickly after giving birth to Harper Seven Beckham. But when she had Cruz back in 2007, the star had trouble getting used to her post-pregnancy figure. “I’ve got so much saggy skin on my stomach and I’ve got no bum at all,” she admitted. “I might fit into jeans but I look really awful naked.” We doubt David thinks that!
Rex FeaturesSienna Miller
Sienna Miller has been romantically linked to some of Hollywood’s hottest men (Jude Law, Daniel Craig and Balthazar Getty, anyone?) but even the boho queen admits she doesn’t like EVERYTHING about her body. “I get pretty insecure and have the same insecurities as everyone else - sometimes more because there is more focus on me…I do eat chocolate cake,” she confessed. “I make a joke that I should just stick it on my bum because that’s where it’s going.” And, when it comes to what Sienna would like to change about herself, the actress says it's more curves.
PA PhotosNatalie Portman
Natalie Portman’s face has been on the cover of just about every magazine but there’s one part of it that the actress was always made to feel uneasy about. “Having a mole on my cheek was the biggest thing. When I did photo shoots, they would Photoshop it out. No one ever said anything to my face, but I felt like I was being told that it was ugly. Finally, I had to say, ‘No! This is part of me. I'm not a model. I'm being photographed because of who I am - and that includes the mole!’”
PA PhotosShakira
Shakira’s hips might not lie – but that doesn’t mean she’s always been a fan of them! “All through my 20s I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did. I wished I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair,” the Colombian singer said.
PA PhotosParis Hilton
Paris Hilton’s own personal body demons cause problems (well, sort of) when she’s out shopping. "It's difficult because I see all these super cute shoes in all the Gucci," she said. "Yves Saint-Laurent, Manolos windows ... And when they bring me models at my size, they look like clown shoes". Yes, the socialite hates her American size 11 tootsies.
PA PhotosTaylor Swift
Poor Taylor Swift! The country singer only got hung up about her small eyes when she read about them on the internet. "I actually started to complex over my eyes when I read something on a blog. The person said: 'Taylor Swift's eyes are tiny!'. So then I started to be obsessed with them ...”
PA PhotosCameron Diaz
Who’d guess Cameron Diaz, that regular of Best Celebrity Body Lists, would hate any part of her physique? "I'd like to have a rounder bottom, and more meat on the bones. I would like to be more voluptuous. But I do not have that body type!"
Rex FeaturesSelena Gomez
When it comes to cute, you don’t need to look much further than Selena Gomez. That said, she isn’t especially keen on the way she looks. "I've always thought my ears are weird,” she said, before confessing that she gets creative about hiding them. “I don't know if you noticed it but I'm always hiding them under my hair."
PA PhotosBritney Spears
Britney Spears admits she’s not very happy with her body: "I wish my hair were less thick, my feet prettier and my toes are really ugly. I would have preferred getting smaller ears and nose." Come on Britters – you don’t half scrub up well!
PA PhotosKatherine Heigl
Think your thighs are your worst feature? You and Katherine Heigl apparently. "I always complexed about my thighs. I think they're very fat. This is the only part of my body which I have no control of. My thighs are my obsession. For this reason I avoid dressing up in shorts for years," revealed the actress.
PA PhotosWill Smith
It's not just the girls either! Will Smith’s statement big ears haven’t really hurt his acting career. Thank god, because the kids at school used to call him “Dumbo”.
PA PhotosCheryl Cole
The petite Cheryl Cole has confessed that she would prefer to wear trousers because she doesn’t like her legs and ankles. “I’m terrible. I don’t like my legs. I haven’t got much of them for a start. It's just the thing that I don't like so if I was dressing myself I'd probably cover them up.”
Big PicturesNadine Coyle
What is it with Girls Aloud and their legs? Nadine Coyle says she used to hate hers because they are too thin. “I always had a major issue with my legs; they’re like toothpicks,” she admits. “I don’t have that same hang-up about them now, but I still don’t think they’re great.”
PA PhotosEva Longoria
At 5ft 2in, Eva Longoria is petite just about everywhere. Nearly everywhere that is. "I don't like my hands because my joints are too big,” the star confessed.
PA PhotosRobert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson causes mass hysteria whenever he enters the room – but apparently this wasn’t always the case. "I've never felt handsome. I've always been the 'weird guy' at school ...” We just wonder what the other guys at his school looked like!
rex featuresKatie Holmes
"I try to accept my imperfections, but I would never take my thighs. I therefore don't show them.. ever," said Katie Holmes.
PA PhotosScarlett Johansson
Try as we might we just can’t find a bad photo of Ms Scarlett Johansson. That doesn’t stop her own critical eye however: "I have many flaws: I've short legs, a chubby face and then sexually, I'm not so liberated ... " We couldn’t possibly comment on the latter but your face looks pretty perfect to us!
Rex FeaturesDenise Richards
The tables were turned on Bond Girl Denise Richards’ apparent “flaw” when fashions changed. "People used to call me 'fish lips'. Hopefully, I will have my sweet revenge now that people are putting collagen in their lips," she quipped!
PA PhotosDaniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe admits his big hang-up is his height (he’s 5ft 8in). "I don't think I'm going to grow anymore. I wish I'd be taller... Ask any person who is my size and he will say he wants to be taller. But I can't do anything about it unless somebody quarters me".
PA PhotosEnrique Iglesias
We’re not sure if Enrique Iglesias was kidding with journalists in 2008 when he said he’d like to be bigger in a certain area. "I would change my penis if I could. I think it's too small.” Hmmm.
PA PhotosZac Efron
Zac Efron’s a bit of a big head. Well, that’s what he thinks anyway! “What do I think when I watch myself on screen? ‘My head is huge!’” he confessed.
PA PhotosJessica Alba
“My breasts are saggy, I’ve got cellulite, my hips are bigger ... every actress out there is more beautiful than me,” says Jessica Alba about her legendary figure. We think Ms Alba needs to take a long, hard look at herself in the mirror!
PA PhotosJessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson has a bust that’s the envy of women everywhere. But the singer would prefer to be more booty than busty! "I don’t have a big butt. I’d rather have a happy medium and take some off my chest and put it towards my butt so I could balance out a bit.”
PA PhotosUma Thurman
At 6ft, Uma Thurman often towers over her co-stars. “I was always physically insecure-big feet, too tall, not coordinated, or together.”
WENNJennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt knows how to strut her stuff on the red carpet but the actress admits she isn’t as confident as she seems: “I don’t love my butt. The bottom parts of my legs look like Popeye's (chicken) drumsticks.”
PA PhotosLily Allen
You’d think being the muse of Karl Lagerfeld, you’d be pretty happy with the way you look. Not so for Lily Allen – who still thinks she appears strange. “I was sitting in bed last night and I caught sight of myself in the mirror,” she said. “I said, ‘God, that’s a funny looking thing.’”
Rex FeaturesSalma Hayek
Salma Hayek was ever modest when her covetable bod was given an award. “I won a ‘Best Body Award’ from Fitness Magazine and I was too embarrassed to accept it,” the actress admitted. “I actually don’t have a good body, but if everybody thinks so, I guess it means I’m a good actress. I have acted the part of the girl who has a very good body. If you know how to dress, there’s some tricks you can pull.”
PA PhotosJennifer Aniston
She spawned a thousand copy-cat hairstyles with The Rachel but hair icon Jennifer Aniston would prefer tresses like another hair hero. Apparently the Friends star has always hated her hair because it doesn’t look like Charlie’s Angels’ Farrah Fawcett.
PA PhotosJennifer Lopez
There’s plenty of people that would die for a Jennifer Lopez butt. Unfortunately J-Lo isn’t one of them. The singer says that her behind is “so big and fat” that directors worry about how to hide it on camera.
PA PhotosNicola Roberts
Apparently Nicola Roberts doesn’t rate her slender frame and longs for a few voluptuous curves. “I don’t like being naturally slim and being called skinny is as bad as being called overweight,” she admits.
Rex FeaturesMark Ronson
A great career, stunning wife, A-List best friends. Mark Ronson looks like he has it all. Or does he? "Even at 24, I wouldn't wear T-shirts because I hated the way my arms looked. I worked out on and off until I was about 30, then I got bored, or lazy.”
Big PicturesMyleene Klass
Myleene Klass’ body hang-up is the result of a childhood accident. "I’ve got the silliest nose ever," says the TV presenter. "[When I was young] I was jumping up and down on the sofa to Blue Peter and I suddenly bounced off and landed on the table. My nose snapped and my mum had to put it back in place.” Myleene continues: "An aquiline nose, I think it’s known as - a bit bent. On my mum’s Filipino side of the family they call this shape a 'Western nose'."
PA PhotosFearne Cotton
TV presenter Fearne Cotton seems to think she has a face for radio. “I have weird pancake ears that I try to hide, and I have a major issue with my forehead. I look like an egg!” We couldn’t disagree more!
PA PhotosHolly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby isn’t lacking when it comes to her assets in certain area - however there’s one part of her body that she’s not planning to make public. "I'm not going to run around in a pair of hotpants and show off my backside to the nation! It's just never going to happen."
WennKristen Stewart
What with her hoodies, battered jeans and Converse, we thought Kristen Stewart was perfectly at ease with the way she looks. How wrong we were. “I’m uncomfortable about the size of my ears and I’m sort of lanky,” she said.
PA PhotosKelly Brook
It’s good to know that even the Best Bikini Body winner Kelly Brook has the odd hang-up – even if it is something teeny-tiny. “My arms are a bit wobbly,” she confessed.
