With 2019 Fashion Week coming to a close, we are left with the aftermath including conversations on B.D.D. ( body dysmorphic disorder ) and body image. Every year these conversations spark up with the choice of models, social media posts on the fashion, and celebrities attending the events and opening up the floor of advocacy for body image. However this year, Maisie Williams stole the spotlight this week with her interview with Vogue speaking up about body image issues that many celebrities develop when growing up in the Hollywood spotlight.

Williams spoke out on how playing Arya Stark on GoT at 14-years-old while her body was changing throughout the 8 years that the show took place really messed with her off-screen image. She said how while growing up and maturing, she was ready to be a woman when her character still had to disguise herself as a boy on and off screen with having to contour her nose to look more masculine and even taping down her chest. Having a young, developing girl play a role where she defied the rules of femininity while inheriting her womanly features for the first time is bound to confuse anyone.

Body image issues are already natural while we grow up especially when going through puberty and trying to figure out exactly who we are. For celebrities, having to do this under the public eye, being subjected to ridicule, and not to mention having to literally put on a persona in your day to day job causes problems of body dysmorphic disorder all the more.

Williams is not alone in her struggle growing up in the limelight. Actress Brooke Shields also recently spoke out about what it was like growing up in the limelight with body image in an interview with Yahoo Lifestyle. She spoke about the disconnect with her body and how she is astonished that she made it as far as she did in her several acting roles. For a young Williams- and young aspiring people everywhere- Shields can serve as a tale of inspiration for everyone including those growing up in Hollywood and beyond.