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Taapsee Pannu revealed she spent years worrying about lower belly fat despite being extremely fit while growing up. Speaking on Instagram Stories, she said she overpushed herself with workouts in an attempt to achieve a flatter stomach. The actress later accepted that women’s bodies differ naturally and advised against unhealthy efforts for idealised online photographs.

Actress Taapsee Pannu recently opened up about her past struggles with body image, revealing that she once became obsessed with achieving a flat midriff and ended up 'torturing' herself in the process. She reflected on a period in her life when she felt immense pressure to look a certain way, particularly while working in the entertainment industry.

Taapsee Pannu Recalls Obsession With Flat Midriff

On Sunday, Taapsee took to Instagram Stories and said, "I remember I had this obsession because while growing up, I was extremely fit, but I never understood why the lower belly fat always stayed. I worked out intensely almost to an extent that I overpushed myself, and rightly said, when you overpush yourself, it rings an alarm in your brain that your body needs protection."

Further, Taapsee stated that instead of losing water retention, the body starts retaining it, and then that lower belly fat, which might actually not just be fat; it’s also water retention, it stays, and it increases by overworking out, which she really believes that people should not do.