Jonah Hill reveals he suffered from self-esteem after being body-shamed by people calling him 'fat and gross'

The 34-year-old actor, who started acting at quite a young age, has been constantly left vulnerable to public criticism about his body
PUBLISHED OCT 22, 2018

Actor Jonah Hill says he's trying to build up his self-esteem bit by bit after being body shamed for being "fat and gross" most of his young adult life. The 34-year-old actor, who started acting at quite a young age, has been constantly left vulnerable to public criticism about his body.

The 'Superbad' actor started to reflect on his body image issues during his directorial debut, 'Mid90s', which is about a 13-year-old boy trying to fit in. While working for the movie, Hill also put together a magazine named Inner Children, in which he wrote about his body image issues throughout the years.

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