Sameera Reddy recalls being told to wear bum pads: Experts on lasting impact of body shaming

4 min readNew DelhiJul 24, 2026 11:00 PM IST Sameera Reddy opens up bout body shaming episode (Photo: Sameera Reddy/Instagram)Sameera Reddy recently opened up about facing body shaming during her initial days in the film industry. “I was wearing padded bras and bum pads. Bum pads are wild. Someone said, ‘Your bum is flat’. Because at that time, it was just like a problem…so make the girl feel bad. In this case, I remember it was the assistant director who was a female. I was told to do something about it. All my outfits had built-in bras and pads. I was told on my face that how much built-in we could keep doing…do something about it…” she told Hauterrfly in an interview. DISCLAIMER: This article is based on information from the public domain and/or the experts we spoke to. Reflecting on ap