""For me, it was always my weight." "My queerness was something that I could handle and I could have a grasp on it," said the "Stay With Me" singer, who first came out to a friend at age 10. "But my weight as a kid was the hardest thing for me." Sam first spoke about their experience getting liposuction in a 2019 interview with Jameela Jamil, describing how it came after a doctor found their body was storing excessive amounts of estrogen in their chest."
""I fully had breasts," Sam said. "At the time, I think I was very happy about it. It didn't really change anything. I think I put the weight back on in like two weeks because I hadn't figured out my relationship with food." As an adult and public figure, Sam has learned to embrace their body - as seen in 2019, when they posted a shirtless selfie to Instagram."
Sam Smith uses they/them pronouns and experienced persistent weight struggles throughout childhood. Sam came out to a friend at age ten and found queerness easier to manage than weight. A doctor diagnosed excessive estrogen storage in Sam's chest, which led to liposuction at thirteen. Sam recalled having breasts and initially feeling happy, then regaining weight within weeks because of an unresolved relationship with food. As an adult and public figure, Sam moved toward body acceptance, posted a shirtless Instagram selfie in 2019, and described choosing to reclaim and love their natural chest, hips, and curves.
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