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Carolina Kasting says body image disorder led her to seek help
Brazilian actress Carolina Kasting says she experienced a body image disorder that changed how she saw her appearance.
She said she began to see herself as overweight even though she was not.
The disorder made her view of her body differ from reality, she explained.
Kasting said she questioned pressure to fit a particular beauty standard and restrictions around food, then sought professional help.
She has been away from soap operas since 2020 and has also studied theater and worked in visual arts, performance and poetry.
She plans to return to audiovisual work and theater in 2026, though she has not shared details of the projects.
Carolina Kasting said a body image disorder led her to seek help.
She said she began seeing herself as overweight when she was not.
Kasting described a gap between her real image and her self-image, which she said could become a distorted projection.
She said she began questioning pressure to meet a body standard and restrictions on food as she got older.
She has been away from soap operas since 2020 and said she plans to return to audiovisual work in 2026.
- Who
- Brazilian actress Carolina Kasting.
- What
- She said a body image disorder led her to seek help.
- When
- She discussed the experience in an interview published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- She questioned pressure to meet a body standard and restrict her eating.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kasting began questioning pressure to meet a body standard and restrictions on eating.
She sought help.
She has been away from soap operas, according to the articles.
She said she plans to return to audiovisual work.
- Age
- 51
- Last soap opera cited
- Salve-se Quem Puder
- Year last soap opera aired
- 2020
- Planned return to audiovisual work
- 2026
What people are saying
I began to see myself as overweight, for example, when I wasn’t.
The disorder creates a gap between your real image and your self-image.
So I went to seek help.
It is violent.
Sources
‘É violento’: o real motivo do afastamento de Carolina Kasting, de ‘Além do Tempo’, das novelas por 6 anos; aos 51, atriz abre o jogo sobre difícil luta contra distúrbio de imagem
Carolina Kasting diz que teve distúrbio de imagem: "Comecei a me ver fora do peso"
Carolina Kasting fala do período longe da TV, da filha atriz e do tratamento para distúrbio de imagem
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