The 'Boy Is Mine' hitmaker is gushing over her 'brave' daughter after the 19-year-old opens up about her struggles with body image issue when making her TV debut on 'The Real'.
- Nov 19, 2021
AceShowbiz - Being Brandy's daughter has not always been easy. Sy'Rai Smith, who recently unveiled her dramatic transformation, has gotten candid about how she found it hard to see her slim and stunning mom while she was overweight.
Sy'Rai opened up about her struggle with body image issue when making her TV debut on "The Real". Speaking with hosts Jeannie Mai and Adrienne Bailon in an episode which aired earlier this week, the 19-year-old admitted her size always made her feel like "the odd one out."
"Sometimes it was a little bit difficult because seeing my mom dress a certain way or wear certain things," she confessed, "or when she was on the carpet or anything like that, it was kind of difficult because I was like, 'Why am I not that way?"
Though her mother always reminded her of her beauty both inside and out, Sy'Rai couldn't help thinking "why am I not that size, why was I made the way I was made? And sometimes I would feel a little sad or feel like she was embarrassed of me."
Of why she decided to change her lifestyle, Sy'Rai said, "I had a lot of health issues when I was at the size that I was." She shared, "My mom was with me through everything. She saw me go through a lot. And I just decided to really take my health seriously, so I changed my mindset, changed my mentality, and I knew that being in the size or the body that I was in, I knew my life wasn't going to be as long ... I just knew that living my purpose, I wouldn't be able to live in that body."
Sy'Rai has shed lots of pounds, but even so, she still has some insecurities. "I started becoming a little more obsessed with the scale, with how I looked, with how my body was transforming. It wasn't easy to look at myself and then I grow up in an era where a lot of young women compare themselves to other women on social media," she revealed.
She went on explaining, "I'm a victim of that, I get very jealous and very insecure when I look at other women and I know my body has been through a lot and I always have to remind myself of that."
"The scars I have, the stretch marks that I have ... it's for a purpose ... but I do feel a little pressure," she continued. "People have eyes on me at all times ... I did feel pressure to quickly do it or maneuver to kind of form a little Instagram body but that's not normal."
Being a supportive mom, Brandy has gushed about Sy'rai following the young girl's appearance on the talk show. "What an amazing human being I love your spirit and your smile. So brave to walk in your purpose and shine in your truth all up on @therealdaytime Your smile …. @syraismith #inspire," the Grammy Award-winning singer posted on Instagram along with a photo and a clip of her daughter on "The Real".
