Her first critic was her mother. “My mother would get drunk and say, ‘Why don’t you move your fat ass?’” the actress recounts. So I’ve always thought I had a big ass.” Her mother subjected her to body shaming, distorting her self-perception.
Her mother died in 2012 after losing her battle with alcoholism. Nonetheless, the actress’s statements about Shields left an indelible impression. Years were required to repair the damage done.
