Most people would look at Carly Pearce and think she’s young, she’s beautiful, she’s thin, she’s in shape – and while all of that is true, Carly wants other women, and especially young women to know, “I’ve struggled with body image issues my whole life. I’ve been bullied as a child, I was always the tall girl, I never felt comfortable in my skin. I was told to lose weight in previous shows in Pigeon Forge, and moved to Nashville and still was just scared. And I think that just because somebody sees you as someone who – ‘Oh, they’re in shape, they run, they eat right, they can fit in little clothes,’ that doesn’t mean that we don’t all struggle with things.”
Raising awareness about the struggle women, and some men, have with body image issues is something that is close to Carly’s heart. She wants to create an honest space where it’s okay for people to talk about how they’re feeling. That’s why she says, “I’ve purposely tried to post a few things that show that I haven’t always had it together or that people are mean, and I just want to raise awareness for people, and that we all have that insecurity of not feeling – especially as women – feeling, ‘Oh my gosh, am I skinny enough, do I look good in these pants, do I need to change?’”
So even though some people may see the glamorous photos and how beautiful Carly looks on red carpets or in videos or on TV, or on stage, she wants to be real and honest about her own struggles, and she admits, “I change so many times some nights and just don’t feel like going on stage but I have to keep doing it.”
Carly is continuing to promote her new self-titled sophomore album, which was released on Valentine’s Day, featuring her top 15 song with Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now.”
Carly Pearce – body image issues :50
“I’ve struggled with body image issues my whole life. I’ve been bullied as a child, I was always the tall girl, I never felt comfortable in my skin. I was told to lose weight in previous shows in Pigeon Forge, and moved to Nashville and still was just scared. And I think that just because somebody sees you as someone who – ‘Oh, they’re in shape, they run, they eat right, they can fit in little clothes,’ that doesn’t mean that we don’t all struggle with things. And I’ve purposely tried to post a few things that show that I haven’t always had it together or that people are mean, and I just want to raise awareness for people and that we all have that insecurity of not feeling – especially as women – feeling, ‘Oh my gosh, am I skinny enough, do I look good in these pants, do I need to change?’ I change so many times some nights and just don’t feel like going on stage but I have to keep doing it.”