Raven-Symoné is exposing the harsh realities that she endured while growing up as a TV star. During the Dec. 5 episode of Tea time with Raven and Miranda, Symoné opened up about being advised to get a breast reduction at the tender age of 15.
During a chat with her wife and co-host Miranda Pearman-Maday and their guest Michelle Buteau, Symoné opened up about breast surgery. The former The View host revealed why adults around her at the time suggested the procedure.
Cast of “Thats’ So Raven” at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, HI Source: Albert L. Ortega / Getty
“Someone said I needed to do it in order to get a show,” Symoné said, adding that the surgery transformed her to from “a triple D all the way down to a B.”
Despite the request not being ideal, the That’s So Raven star made sure she took full advantage of the situation. “At the same time,” she began, “I was like if you’re going to take my boobs out, I want a lipo. I was like one for one bro. Let’s go.”
“I’m envious as f-ck but there is this beautiful embracing of the body now that I didn’t get as a young girl,” she said.
Symoné has opened up about her experience with getting a breast reduction at a young age before. Last year, on her and her wife’s podcast, The Best Podcast Ever, she talked about the same subject. But in that conversation, she said she underwent two breast reductions and liposuction before the age of 18.
It was then that she shared that her father, Christopher Pearman, who recently passed away, pushed the surgery.
Symoné explained, “My dad suggested strongly that I should get my breasts reduced. He was like, ‘So you don’t feel bad, is there anything that you want?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, if I get lipo, will people stop calling me fat?’ So I got a twofer. It was just a mess, just being that young and the pain of it all.”
That wasn’t the only shocking piece of information she divulged. The Cosby Show star also shared that her first breast reduction resulted in her experiencing a seizure.
(L-R) Raven Symone and wife Miranda Maday attends Tiffany Haddish’s Adult Prom: A Night Under The Stars – 80’s Vibe at The Beehive on May 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Source: Corine Solberg / Getty
“That first one I had, I actually had a seizure when I woke up from the surgery and I remember waking up and seeing everything,” SymoneÌ said. Then I had this dry mouth and couldn’t breathe, and they were like, ‘Oh yeah, you had a seizure.’ “
She then broke down the aftermath of the first procedure and how it led to her second. “The recovery was a little painful. I still have scar tissue to this day,” she explained. “I gained weight after and had to go back for a little bit more out because they were still too big for others’ feelings.”
Reflecting on the surgery, Symoné said there are some pros, but she remembered that it didn’t solve everything.
“Shirts fit well,” she said, “but even though I got the breast reduction, nobody knew at that age, and I still got reamed through social media because I wasn’t as skinny as everybody else, and they still called me fat. So, it’s like, you get that done and it’s still not what everybody wanted to see.”
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