Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has finally addressed the ongoing buzz around her noticeable physical transformation. Speculations had been rife on social media — some claiming she had turned to weight-loss injections like Ozempic, while others dubbed it a “revenge body” following her reported breakup with Vijay Varma. The actor has now put all rumours to rest with a candid revelation.
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar India, Tamannaah explained that she has been working in front of the camera since the age of 15, and there’s very little about her life that fans haven’t seen. She shared that through her late 20s, she had a naturally slender frame, and the current change in her appearance isn’t something new to her.
“This might be new for the Hindi belt of the audience, but I am nearing 100 films, so people have seen my work in so many different films and in so many different bodies, but essentially on the leaner side. One thing I think people really need to know is that a woman’s body is always changing and every five years we see a different version of our own self and we’re like ‘Oh, this is how I look’,” she said.
Tamannaah admitted that the Covid-19 pandemic had a major impact on her body and metabolism. “For me, I think Covid really hit my body hard and it became really difficult to keep my body the same weight as it was through my 20s. I struggled with it. And I love food! I love to eat my rice, roti, dal,” she confessed.
The actor also spoke about learning to accept her body while continuing to face the camera:
“While doing all those healthy things, I still had to face the camera, and I began to feel that I don’t want to be conscious feeling a certain size and I’m constantly trying to correct it. I’m feeling like ‘Oh is my tummy outside?’ Because at some point, my tummy was coming out, and I was like what is happening to my body. But inflammation is real. Any woman knows, going through her cycle, she feels like her body is shifting. I went through the same in my early 30s and my curves are not going anywhere.”
Tamannaah added with pride,
“My curves are not going anywhere because I am Sindhi. That hip and waist is not going anywhere because that is bone structure. I don’t think you will ever see me following global beauty standards because it’s aspirational to be Indian, people love our curves, and I think it’s time that we should embrace that.”
On the professional front, Tamannaah Bhatia will next appear alongside Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in O’ Romeo.
