In a question-and-answer video posted on her YouTube channel, athlete and social media influencer Kayla Simmons got real about her chest after being asked: “How much silicone did you get?”
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“I got zero silicone. I’m all natural, I’m sick of answering that one but yeah,” said Simmons, who stated she wished she had a smaller chest because her large bosom hindered her as an athlete.
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“It’s funny because in middle school, I actually wished to have small boobs,” said Simmons, per Britain’s The Daily Mail. “I wanted small boobs because it would have made everything easier for volleyball. But I did not get that wish.”
Simmons said she can’t jump as high or run as fast with large breasts, stating “everything is harder” with them.
The former collegiate volleyball player previously said she was body-shamed because of them too.
In 2019, Simmons made a pitch to become a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, posting a video in which she talked about how comments were made about her curvy body while she competed.
“College athletics was a great experience for me, but it also taught me some valuable lessons,” she said, per the New York Post. “I was told by my school administrators that the pictures I post are inappropriate because of my body. I was even asked to delete my Instagram at one point.
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“I was torn because I felt I couldn’t embrace my body and play the sport I love. I’ve since learned that you can’t let other people affect how you feel about yourself.”
At the time, Simmons said the comments made her feel ashamed of her body, and she questioned her choice of being an athlete or “feeling confident and being able to feel beautiful.”
In a New York Post interview, she said she hoped “young women just know that it’s OK to just be yourself and feel confident.”
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