Miley Cyrus Says Her Days As A Disney Star “Probably Caused Some Body Dysmorphia”

Miley Cyrus has definitely shaken off the squeeky-clean reputation of her Hannah Montana days, but in a new interview with Marie Claire, she's revealed that a lot of what she experienced on set has stayed with her, and not just for positive reasons. She admits that being dressed up like a stereotypical pop star for the Disney show "probably caused some body dysmorphia."

She explained to the magazine: "From the time I was 11, it was, 'You're a pop star! That means you have to be blonde, and you have to have long hair, and you have to put on some glittery tight thing.' Meanwhile, I'm this fragile little girl playing a 16-year-old in a wig and a ton of makeup. It was like Toddlers & Tiaras. I had f***ing flippers."

Elaborating, Cyrus reveals that being made-up warped her sense of identity. "I was told for so long what a girl is supposed to be from being on that show. I was made to look like someone that I wasn't, which probably caused some body dysmorphia because I had been made pretty every day for so long, and then when I wasn't on that show, it was like, Who the f**k am I?"

The Wrecking Ball singer also said she was prine to experiencing anxiety on set: "I would have anxiety attacks. I'd get hot flashes, feel like I was about to pass up or throw up. It would happen a lot before shows, and I'd have to cancel. Then the anxiety started coming from anxiety. I would be with my friends, thinking, I should be having so much fun. You get in this hole that seems like you're never going to be able to get out of."