In a recent interview, Shania Twain reflected on her struggles with body image and identity, revealing that she faced significant insecurities since childhood. Twain shared painful memories of being subjected to inappropriate touches and abusive situations, which fostered her hatred for being a girl. She expressed a desire to become a bodybuilder to protect herself. Despite these challenges, she found empowerment later in life through fashion and self-acceptance, contrasting her earlier life of discomfort and hiding her femininity.
I was always insecure about my body, as a female, throughout my youth [I was] touched inappropriately so many times and I was in abusive situations where you hate being a woman. I hated being a girl.
I wanted to be a big, strong man that nobody was going to f-k around with. No one was going to touch my arm or my ass or anything unless I was OK with it.
I think a lot of that was also because a lot of the models when I was a kid were very, very thin. That was a sign of elegance and feminine beauty to me.
I hid myself, and I would flatten my boobs. I would wear bras that were too small for me, and I'd wear two, play it down until there was nothing girl about me.
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