To be the daughter of Hollywood’s two successful movie stars is something not everyone gets to have. Not to mention having their genetics running through your DNA! For Tallulah Willis, her genetics play a huge part in her appearance — but she felt it came from the wrong parent.
The 27-year-old star made a post on Instagram to share with her followers on what it’s been like growing up in the shadow of one of Hollywood’s most legendary couples. The ‘Bandits’ actress began her caption with a body dysmorphic disorder trigger warning.
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“Took me way too long to realize that,” Tallulah began her caption, adding, “Aging happens without your control, time passes and your face can change.”
She also revealed that she “punished” herself for “not looking like” her mother, ‘Ghost’ star Demi Moore, explaining,
“After being told I was BW twin since birth-I resented the resemblance as I believed wholly my ‘masculine’ face was the sole reason for my unlovability – FALSE!”
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She has come to the realization that she’s “inherently valuable and worthy, at any life stage, at any size, with any hairdo! (As are you).”
‘The Scarlet Letter’ actress also urged everyone “to soothe the wound within your soul before trying to ‘fix’ the outsides.”
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She addressed the issue even further by speaking up about the effects of social media on impressionable young minds and the validation of psychological pain.
“Be mindful of the special and impressionable minds around you and their access to social media and potential triggering imagery or the indicators that hyper-focusing on one’s appearance goes deeper than just wanting to feel good in their own skin. We all want to feel good, and confident but when it creeps into a deeper, spookier place where it begins to devour your essence bit by bit, ask for help. Do not feel ashamed, this is not a ‘stupid, vain issue’ this is a genuine psychological pain and I see you so clearly and witness the validity in your struggle.”
*Cover image via Instagram @buuski / Instagram @dobledebruce
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