Taylor Lautner Struggled w/ Body Image Issues After 'Twilight' (Exclusive)

Taylor Lautner discussed his post-"Twilight" saga struggles with body image during a recent episode of his and wife Tay Lautner's podcast "The Squeeze," and he told Access Hollywood guest correspondent Jason Kennedy more in an exclusive interview. "It was tough when you start putting on a little weight and don't look like you did in this huge franchise when you were 17 and cut," he said. "It was embarrassing seeing all the photos and having people trash you, but it also made me feel kind of guilty, having so many people tell me how inspiring I was to them and looking at myself in the mirror and not looking like that anymore." New episodes of "The Squeeze" drop Wednesdays on all podcast platforms.

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Taylor Lautner Struggled w/ Body Image Issues After 'Twilight' (Exclusive)

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[ItsAlannaBanana]

Props to him for speaking out. Male EDs and body image problems are just as serious as females who struggle with them. In fact, studies show men are struggling with those things more now than ever.

[crystalmeier]

Honestly, I think he's severely underrated. He's a very good actor and I think just that huge Twilight shadow really held Hollywood back from giving him the roles he really deserved.

[easye]

Some people on here saying that Taylor is Lazy, and wont stay in shape. You are the part of the problem! He just got a little older, and put on a few pounds, and some idiots on social media slayed him for it. That's really insensitive, and lacking compassion. He shouldn't be harrassed just because he gained a little weight. We ALL do as we age! And it's also unrealistic for some of those mean Fans to expect him to have wash-board Abs Forever. He's still a good looking Dude, even with a few extra

[chatochafa]

Fitness experts said he was in single digits of body fat percentage. That’s hard to keep. I’m proud of him now. He looks the closest to his young self that he ever has in the last few years.

[lex_rodriguez]

He literally looks fine. He still looks young and healthy.

[badpasters]

i know he's not "all that" anymore but to be completely fair and honest, he still looks better than most men that are his age

[gracestgeorge]

He seems like a great human being which is more important then outward appearance. Although he is very handsome

[nswblues]

Can’t agree with this enough. As a male who has hit the gym consistently for the last 10 years. Let me tell you, you always believe that you can look better and think that once you get to a certain standard, that you will be content. But you never reach that standard and every standard that you reach, becomes your new normal, which sets you up for body issues because you feel that all your value comes from looking a certain way, which sets you up for feeling like a failure on the weeks that you might only go twice, and your mind will convince you that you’re wasting away.

[amandawilson]

I think he looks amazing but I've always been in love with him 💗

[alefiyapalana]

I liked him more..he was the hottest than the main lead robert Pattinson...i had a crush on him when i saw the movie...he did a very good job..he deserves more roles

[fallonparks]

He looks good now ❤he all ways look good people need to keve him alone

[StuntmanDanHemi]

I feel for taylor.

I was in the fitness industry for about 6 years. Started as a personal trainer and yoga instructor with 12% body fat, i was in really good shape to put it modestly. Until i made the mistake to get into management, not only my schedule wasnt letting me have a consistent workout routine, but the massive stress turned me into a rock star just to destress a little, sex drugs and rock n roll was the name of the game and i slowly gained 50 lbs, you can imagine how my mind started to rot once i stopped looking like a greek god, the disgust i felt every time i looked in the mirror, on top of people treating me completely different, my tattoos went from looking like harry styles to looking like a low life gangbanger, pretty privilege completely vanished.
I cant imagine what Taylor's mind was going through with the entire world telling him he "looks like crap now" and he is stil slim... your mind turns into hell

[EmperrHrde]

This is a guy who, at a time when he was still a minor, had 40-year-old women asking him to sign their underwear. It’s a miracle he turned out as okay as he did.

[Cheng-jqfc]

iht TAYLOR was hotter then
his lead actor in Twilight,
I forgot his name..

[kevindavis]

Taylor Lautner 1000 pts
Kayne -0 pts

[chachiarcola]

Keep in mind he’s a pretty damn good martial artist and could kick your ass

[hagepaku]

Aghhh i admired him for than the lead actor in Twilight..he is still so hot🥵

[KeshHere]

Inspired me when I was 16 to get in shape but who cares he still doing good that’s all matters

[COMETOBRAZILTAYLOR]

I love your what would you do with Kanye West moment 💥👏

[MrAlexH]

Him, Robert Pattinson, and almost all of the rest of the cast for the Twilight franchise, all got done SO dirty by how actually awful they were. Hardly anyone in their right minds wanted any of them after… that. It’s so insane how, in their profession, picking JUST ONE “the wrong job” can stifle your entire career for almost decades after that fact.