Body dysmorphia is real, and Hollywood is not a stranger to this issue. Over the years, stars like Billie Eilish, Lili Reinhart, Robert Pattinson, and many others have been vocal about their struggles with the condition. Now, British actor Sam Claflin, known for his roles in The Hunger Games and Lazarus, has also spoken up about his struggles with body dysmorphia.

After fifteen years in the spotlight, Sam Claflin admits the hardest role has been learning how to see himself.

Me Before You star Sam Claflin recently opened up on the Happy Place podcast about insecurities related to his physical appearance. Speaking of his early career, he recalled being told just a week before filming that he would have to take his shirt off in a scene, which made him nervous. And since Claflin had not worked out, he felt pressured about his appearance.

“I’m incredibly insecure. I just went to a screening of a film I was in and everyone immediately afterwards [asked], ‘How was it?’ And ‘I hated it.’ It’s my face, I don’t like [it],” he shared.

Claflin has previously shared with The Telegraph that his body dysmorphia began after his screen debut as Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). Further on the podcast, he reflected that the feelings may have started even earlier, in his teenage years, when he first became self-conscious about his looks. He recalled feeling embarrassed during his physical education class when he could not do a pull-up.

He also spoke about the pressure of having a certain seemingly ripped physique in Hollywood to have a success.

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Now, he is far from alone in this struggle. Other actors, including Megan Fox, have also spoken openly about dealing with body dysmorphia.

Megan Fox has always been honest about her struggles with body image and the pressures of the industry. She first opened up about dealing with body dysmorphia in an interview with British GQ Style in October 2021. Later, in a video for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2023 issue, she spoke again about her challenges.

"I have body dysmorphia — I don't ever see myself the way other people see me," she said. "There's never a point in my life where I loved my body, never, ever."

Jackée Harry is also one of the notable names in the industry who spoke about struggling with body dysmorphia. Harry along with Sam Claflin stand proof that the applause does not dim out the dysmorphia, making way for those struggling to also relate. 

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