Beauty & Style

SZA Declares ‘Industry Pressure’ Did NOT Influence Her Decision To Get Plastic Surgery

<p>When <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;sza-concert-la-kim-kardashian-kylie-jenner&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1esd8e9&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTQ3NDk4MDAwOS4xNjg1NTYwNDU3&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NTU2MDQ1Ni4xLjEuMTY4NTU2MDQ2Mi4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>SZA<&sol;strong><&sol;a> briefly acknowledged Brazilian butt lifts &lpar;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;listicle&sol;leg-lengthening-surgery-men-bbl&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">BBLs<&sol;a>&rpar; during the first track on her <em>SOS <&sol;em>project&comma; she seemingly bared all and got fans buzzin&&num;8217&semi; online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now&comma; the artist is providing <em>solid<&sol;em> confirmation about her BBL — and she&&num;8217&semi;s letting it be known that the decision to go under the knife was all hers and NOT the result of outside pressures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;sos-sza-confirms-plastic-surgery-rumors-on-new-album-sending-fans-into-a-frenzy-it-looks-natural-its-not&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">SOS&colon; SZA Confirms Plastic Surgery Rumors On New Album&comma; Sending Fans Into A Frenzy&colon; &&num;8216&semi;It Looks Natural&comma; It&&num;8217&semi;s Not&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cs4obbVrrtF" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">SZA Acknowledges She &&num;8220&semi;Always Wanted A Really Fat A&ast;&ast; With Less Gym Time&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>During an interview with <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;elle&period;com&sol;culture&sol;celebrities&sol;a43846374&sol;sza-sos-tour-interview-2023&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Elle<&sol;a> <&sol;em>published on Wednesday&comma; SZA began to speak on her derriere and proclaimed that she treats it &&num;8220&semi;like a purse&period;&&num;8221&semi; After all&comma; she declares&comma; &&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s just there to enhance whatever else&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Taking the discussion one step further&comma; the 33-year-old admitted&comma;<strong><em> &&num;8220&semi;And that’s why I paid for it&period; Because it works all by itself&period;&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>Oop&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the candid conversation didn&&num;8217&semi;t stop there&comma; as the &&num;8220&semi;Seek &amp&semi; Destroy&&num;8221&semi; artist noted that rather than &&num;8220&semi;succumb&lbrack;ing&rsqb; to industry pressure&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the decision was all hers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I always wanted a really fat a&ast;&ast; with less gym time&period; I didn&&num;8217&semi;t succumb to industry pressure&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Humorously&comma; she added&comma;<em><strong> &&num;8220&semi;I succumbed to my own eyes in the mirror and being like&comma; &&num;8216&semi;No&comma; I need some more a&ast;&ast;&period;'&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While fame didn&&num;8217&semi;t have anything to do with her getting plastic surgery&comma; SZA does note that it has impacted another aspect of her life&period; Specifically&comma; she spoke on the anxiety of living in the limelight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Some people think that&comma; like&comma; me having anxiety or me being shy or struggling with self-esteem is an act&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m just&comma; dead-a&ast;&ast;&comma; a person&period; Everybody else has feelings and fears&period; Why wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t I be scared to be famous&quest;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cl-M0gyLlnz" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Amid SZA&&num;8217&semi;s Plastic Surgery Commentary&comma; Blac Chyna Takes A Different Route<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>While SZA embraces her plastic surgery journey&comma; another star — <strong>Blac Chyna <&sol;strong>— is going about reversing her cosmetic procedures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As <em>The Shade Room <&sol;em>previously reported&comma; Blac Chyna &lpar;aka <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;blac-chyna-reborn-baptized-angela-white&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;vg4hv0&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTMxNzE5NjEwMi4xNjg1NTYxMjg5&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NTU2MTI4OC4xLjEuMTY4NTU2MTI5OS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Angela White<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&rpar; revealed she had a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;blac-chyna-breast-butt-shot-reduction&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;3kq7dk&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MzQ1MDk1MTMzLjE2ODU1NjExNDc&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NTU2MTE0Ni4xLjEuMTY4NTU2MTE1NC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">breast and butt reduction<&sol;a> earlier this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She didn&&num;8217&semi;t end there&comma; as Blac Chyna also removed her <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;blac-chyna-removes-her-face-fillers-says-shes-outgrown-her-public-persona-im-ready-to-get-back-to-angela&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;3kq7dk&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MzQ1MDk1MTMzLjE2ODU1NjExNDc&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NTU2MTE0Ni4xLjEuMTY4NTU2MTE1NC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">face fillers<&sol;a> and spoke out against the procedure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;blac-chyna-warns-fans-against-face-fillers-amid-second-removal-attempt-dont-even-do-it-yall-its-not-worth-it&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Blac Chyna Warns Fans Against Face Fillers Amid Second Removal Attempt&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Don&&num;8217&semi;t Even Do It Y&&num;8217&semi;all&comma; It&&num;8217&semi;s Not Worth It&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Eventually&comma; she addressed how <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;blac-chyna-cosmetic-surgery-insecurities&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;3kq7dk&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MzQ1MDk1MTMzLjE2ODU1NjExNDc&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NTU2MTE0Ni4xLjEuMTY4NTU2MTE1NC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">&&num;8220&semi;insecurities&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;a> she picked up while working as a stripper led her to turn to plastic surgery as a teen&comma; as she felt &&num;8220&semi;pressure&&num;8221&semi; to &&num;8220&semi;build&&num;8221&semi; her body&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrD9gscrvie" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; 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