Hollywood star Taylor Lautner is an American actor known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. He opens up about being left with body image issues after starring in the TWILIGHT Franchise. He spent his influential years playing the role of shapeshifter Jacob Black in the series of vampire films based on the books by Stephanie Meyer.
Tylor Lautner explains about getting affected by appearing shirtless very often on screen. He said, “When I was 16 through 20 years old, I was starring in this franchise where my character is known for taking his shirt off every other second. No, I did not know that it was affecting me or that it would affect me in the future with body image [issues]. In the first movie, I was 140 lbs; in New Moon, I was 175, so that wasn’t my natural body. And I had to work hard to maintain it.”
He further explained about adverse reactions to watching pictures of his altering body shared online and reminded fans that if needed, people can change whatever about their physical appearance. However, it is not worth it if a person’s mental health is not good.
He spoke on his podcast, “Your body can look unbelievable — ripped, shredded, or whatever. You can lose weight, put on muscle [but] if you’re not healthy mentally, then that is all for nothing because it can work against you.”