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The actress went on to say that she has been the \u201cbutt of this generation\u2019s ups and downs about body politics<\/a>,\u201d adding, \u201cI was 16 years old!\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cFor me, I have the perspective of what\u2019s happening because I\u2019m like the first person, I\u2019m the punching bag of everything,\u201d Ferreira added. \u201cIt feels like a different place that we are in of society. A few years ago, it felt a little bit easier. It felt a little but less of a conversation and now it\u2019s all people talk about. People are just obsessed with looks and it\u2019s not good for the psyche for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/div>Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Victoria\u2019s Secret<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDuring her latest interview, Ferreira also opened up about falling in love with a women\u2019s-only Pilates studio, which she goes to partially to \u201cmake friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do work out and I love doing things for my health<\/a>,\u201d Ferreira said. \u201cI\u2019m turning 30 and I\u2019ve been so unhealthy my whole life. I love nicotine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, I have the perspective of what\u2019s happening because I\u2019m like the first person, I\u2019m the punching bag of everything,\u201d Ferreira added. \u201cIt feels like a different place that we are in of society. A few years ago, it felt a little bit easier. It felt a little but less of a conversation and now it\u2019s all people talk about. People are just obsessed with looks and it\u2019s not good for the psyche for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n During her latest interview, Ferreira also opened up about falling in love with a women\u2019s-only Pilates studio, which she goes to partially to \u201cmake friends.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI do work out and I love doing things for my health<\/a>,\u201d Ferreira said. \u201cI\u2019m turning 30 and I\u2019ve been so unhealthy my whole life. I love nicotine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>