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Cyrus recalled that she was having a hard time after performing at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. She described herself as \"so skinny and so pasty\" and stopped wearing shorts for a while.

Lovato's story wasn't all that different.

\"I remember when I was 12, my body started changing, and I didn’t have anyone in Hollywood to look up to at the time who had a normal body,\" she revealed, adding that she vowed to be the role model she lacked when she got older.

\"I talked about my struggles with food and stuff and I’m glad I did because,\" Lovato continued, \"maybe it’s helped young people learn to accept their bodies when they start to change.\"

\"Bright Minded\" airs weekdays at 11:30 a.m. PT (2:30 p.m. ET) on Cyrus' Instagram page.

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