'Football face': Tejasswi Prakash opens up about college bullying
Tejasswi Prakash, known for Swaragini and Bigg Boss 15, recently shared how she was bullied in college for her "weird body type"—a thin frame with a chubby face.
She recalled, "People would get confused and make comments like 'football face.' Even now, I have a chubby face, and I'm not sure I can change it."
Turning bullying into motivation
After a photo mocking her was posted online during a college fest, Tejasswi decided to enter—and ended up winning—a beauty pageant at her college.
That win led to magazine shoots and TV auditions.
In a twist of fate, the same people who once teased her later wanted selfies with her.
Her take on confidence and self-improvement
Despite the body-shaming, Tejasswi says she's comfortable in her own skin: "If someone tries to shame me or my body, it is not going to affect me. Because I know who and what I am. It doesn't affect me and I don't think it ever will."
She believes in making healthy changes for herself but ignores negative comments unless they're constructive.