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\"I'm trying to be healthy and respect what God gave me,\" she furthered, \"and I like to eat and I also take medicine that makes it really hard for me to lose weight.\"

Rexha, who is a ferocious proponent of body positivity, also condemned rumors that she surgically enhances her figure by declaring that she is a \"thick girl\" and that \"I always had thighs. I always had a small waist. Always.\"

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