Jameela Jamil says weighing herself every day for 21 years was a ‘horrifying waste of happiness’
The IndependentSign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jameela Jamil has opened up about the body image insecurities she has experienced since her early teenage years, describing her former fixation on her weight as a "horrifying waste of happiness". "I ended up weighing myself every single day of my life until last year," The Good Place star said. "Diet culture was on an aggressive rampage, using fat-shaming, Photoshop and erasure of all curves to pressure us into buying dodgy quick-fix slimming products," Jamil said, with regards to publications targeted at women which she came across throughout her youth. Jamil added that society needs to "see un-retouched photographs" and to see a greater range of ethnicities being represented in the media.
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