Mushk Kaleem speaks up about dealing with colourism and body dysmorphia

Fighting battles

Model Musk Kaleem opened up about a lot of personal struggles she faced in her life, such as society and the fashion industry’s obsession with fair skin and how she dealt with body dysmorphia in a recent interview with Frieha Altaf. “I was only nine years old when my grandmother suggested I use a fairness cream,” she said. “What really ticked me off was when I was getting my makeup done, the photographer came in the room and first applied the foundation that I had on my face on my hand, which was the same as my skin tone and then he applied a foundation that was seven to eight shades lighter than my skin tone and said, ‘Apply this on her arms and legs’. I got really pissed off and I wanted to leave,” Kaleem narrated. The model also revealed that in the initial years of her career, she was insecure about her weight. During the interview, she added, “No matter what size I was, what I ate, I always felt I was overweight. Even though I was only 48kg because I had body dysmorphia. “I stopped looking at myself in the mirror because I was so scared. It was so bad that I was depressed because of it.”

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