Sam Smith reveals he had corrective surgery at 12

Singer Sam Smith, opening up about his lifelong struggle with weight issues, revealed that he underwent liposuction surgery at the age of 12.

In a frank interview with I Weight ambassador and actress Jameela Jamil, the 26-year-old explained that after having been “chubby” as a kid and too self-conscious to swim, he then developed “breasts” in his adolescence, which began to negatively impact on his mental health.

His mum took him for the operation, which he admits worked at first but ultimately “didn’t really change anything” because he soon put the weight back on.

  
 
 
 
 
 
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 A few months ago, I sat down with @jameelajamilofficial and spoke with her for her incredible @i_weigh movement. I know this sounds dramatic but this interview completely changed my life. Being able to talk so openly about my body issues and feeling so safe whilst doing it was truly liberating. I am so thankful to Jameela and her team for this opportunity and being so respectful and kind to me. It took a lot for me to do this and I was so nervous, so please be kind haha. I really hope this can make someone else who feels like me, a little less lonely and a little less alien xx
 
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“I was so self-conscious that it was affecting my mood everyday and my life as a teenager.”

Referring to the surgery, he said, “At the time I think I was very happy about it, [but] it didn’t really change anything. I think I put the weight back on in two weeks as I hadn’t really figured out my relationship with food. The basis of all my teasing, all my bullying my whole life – was my chest.”

Sam also revealed that he once considered having a sex change and that he yearns to be free from the trappings of fame.

“If I had the chance to do this all again,” he confessed, “I would not do this… I wouldn’t.”