Queen Latifah spoke Tuesday at the Cannes Lions advertising festival on body image and obesity, sharing her experiences dealing with these issues in the music business and acting.
“Weight has always been a discussion. Image has always been a discussion. Body type. Body shape,” Latifah said. “Because we are out there. Just being in the music industry, I started off as a rapper, there was lots and lots of pressure.”
Latifah shared as part of a panel, “Let’s Talk About Weight: Conversations about Creativity, Community and Obesity.” The actor and rapper said that one of the reasons she came to the Cannes Lions is to help shape the decisions that go into creating advertising and choosing the images they contain.