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Harleen Sethi Says Audience Love Helped Her Embrace Beauty

Harleen Sethi Says Audience Love Helped Her Embrace Beauty
'I Never Thought I Was Beautiful': Harleen Sethi On Acne, Self-Doubt And How Broken But Beautiful Changed It All · NDTV

Harleen Sethi said she had acne from the age of 15 and often did not think she was beautiful.

She worried that people might criticize her looks when they saw her on screen.

After she appeared in Broken But Beautiful, viewers sent her many kind messages.

She said none of the comments she read criticized her skin or appearance.

Their support helped her feel accepted and worthy of acting.

It also helped her feel more confident about how she looked.

Sethi said she had not known much about exercise, food, or beauty routines.

She now often shares social media stories without using filters.

She credits the audience for helping her feel more comfortable with herself.

Key facts

Interviewee
Harleen Sethi
Outlet
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Acne began
Sethi said she had acne from age 15.
Breakthrough role
Sameera in Broken But Beautiful
Other shows mentioned
Kohrra
Current series mentioned
Shaque

Quotes

Harleen Sethi

Indian actress discussing acne, self-image, and audience support.

“And I feel like my love for myself actually grew because the audiences gave me so much love and they were accepting me. And that was so much validation that I was like, they are saying I'm beautiful. Maybe I'm beautiful. And that's how my journey towards vanity even started or even like taking care of myself.”
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“I was this girl who had acne since the age of 15. And I always struggled to find myself beautiful and then came Broken But Beautiful and Kohrra, all those other shows that I did and the parts that I played and the amount of love that I got for it. Never did anybody make me feel anything less about myself.”
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