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May 2024
47m 4s

Jameela Jamil: Would Choose The Bear

Kelly Ripa
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Actor, podcaster and advocate, Jameela Jamil joins Kelly to share her journey with disordered eating and how it has affected her health today. After years of counting calories, Jameela shares her thoughts on working in an industry that is so focused on weight, and how she's taking control of that narrative. She gives her opinion on the "skinny shots," filters and airbrushing, and why she has no qualms scaring men on the street. 

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