At the end of 2014, Camille Cerf was elected Miss France 2015. A past as joyful as complexing as the 27-year-old young woman confessed in Instagram story (see slideshow) this Thursday, June 23. In a question and answer session, Théo Fleury’s partner confided that the “evolutions of [son] body“didn’t make her very comfortable despite what she exudes on a daily basis:”It’s difficult because even if I advocate Body Positive and I find all bodies very beautiful, I’m very hard on mine. And being one more Miss France on the networks is difficult. ‘Cause we compare ourselves to everyone all the time.”
At the origin of this observation, a few extra pounds: “I’ve put on quite a bit of weight lately (I’d say 10-15 kilos, I don’t weigh myself) due to love, stress and fast pace. And then I don’t feel well. I do not recognize myself. Some see themselves bigger than they are and well me it’s the opposite.“When Camille Cerf discovers herself in a photo or on television, the former Miss France becomes disillusioned:”In everyday life, I feel super thin so it’s very difficult when I’m confronted with the reality of my image in photos or on TV. I don’t recognize myself and it weighs on me a lot.”
In a complicated period professionally, Camille Cerf is waiting for the storm to pass so that she can feel better: “It’s a vicious circle because as I feel bad about myself, I compensate by comforting myself with food. I have a lot of work-related annoyances right now. I hope they will settle quickly so that I can finally feel better in my head and then in my body.”
Negative and hateful comments from some Internet users should not help either. Camille Cerf is not the only one to face it. In May 2020, Iris Mittenaere allowed herself to reframe a subscriber who considered her too skinny: “If you knew me, you would know that my ‘thinness’ was a complex throughout my childhood. During medical visits at school, they wrote ‘too thin’ in my notebook. I was insulted in the courtyard, so no. I don’t glorify thinness and I don’t confuse everything.“This message, Miss Universe 2016 concluded it perfectly:”Our gaze is the hardest on our body. We see things, we criticize ourselves much more virulently than anyone. Let’s stop!“Words that she probably had to repeat to Camille Cerf.