“‘Hey you made such a big difference in my life and I can be myself because of you,’ It’s really heartwarming because I was just in that seat not too long ago-I know *exactly* what they’re going through.” -GL
Category: Celebrities Who Were Bullied
Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
“All that negative energy really drove me toward my passion for acting, so, to all the people who bullied me, thank you!” -GL
Ruby Rose Turner
“There was bullying-just girls being nasty.” -GL
Kelly Clarkson
“I’ve just had so many jerks in my life tell me what I should be doing. ‘This is what a pop star should do, blah blah blah.’ It really helped me signify for myself what I should be doing for me. So I kind of thank all those jerks. It helped solidify who I am.” -People
Nathalie Emmanuel
“Not everyone is going to be kind, and not everyone is going to be respectful on social media. Sometimes those comments can get into the psyche, but I am not going to go crazy because of some keyboard warrior somewhere. That doesn’t stop me wanting to be who I am or say what I think or do the things I do. I workout and I aim for health- I don’t aim to be skinny. I’m over that sort of pressure. I just want to feel good. Yoga helps me de-stress, and meditation has helped me identify things that I need to heal from. That has made me a much happier and more confident person. I’m very proud of my journey, I’m just being myself, and that’s all I can try to do.” People Magazine
Tyra Banks
“People didn’t know I was going home at night crying my eyes out because a woman I was looking up to seemed like she was just didn’t want me to be there.”
Celine Dion
“Having problems with my teeth, [being] very, very skinny, being bullied at school, I can go on and on.”
Isabela Peruvian
“Everywhere you go, kids can be mean.” “In school, classmates openly expressed their opinions about me and made fun of the ‘weird’ way I spoke. Hearing me translate Spanish into English and jumbling phrases into things like ‘house brown’ or ‘car big’ would usually provoke much laughter. After that, I became extremely self-conscious. To this day, I still check myself before I say anything, like, ‘Is this cool to say? Is this going to make me fit in?'” Isabela added, “Embracing my culture. I realized it’s what makes me unique. Embracing who we are is what leads us home.” GL
Madonna
“I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn’t fit in anywhere.”Madonna Vogue Magazine
Jillian Michaels
“In eighth grade, I weighed 175 pounds and my nose was the size of a softball. Once, I was sitting at lunch and got surrounded by a bunch of kids who let me have it about how ugly I was – my unibrow, the fat rolling over my jeans. I was pure hell. My mom had to pull me out and put me in another school.” Jillian Michaels Women’s Health Magazine