‘Looking back at my younger self...’: Priyanka Chopra’s message is for every teenage girl ‘figuring it out’

Global celebrity Priyanka Chopra’s thoughts on ‘puberty’ and ‘world of entertainment’ could be worth something for all the young girls out there seeking external validation.

Chopra lately took to Instagram and posted a picture of herself in a boy cut, with another photo of the time when she had just won Miss World 2000 pageant. She captioned the post with a disclaimer that said, “Don’t troll my 9-year-old self”.

She added, “So wild to think about what puberty and grooming can do to a girl. On the left is me at my awkward pre-teen era with a 'Boy cut' hairstyle so it wouldn’t be cumbersome at school.” Chopra thanked her mother for this “win” as she went from a “katori cut” to “basking in the glory” of winning the Miss World pageant.

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Talking about her teen self as a beauty pageant she said, “and on the right is me at 17, having just won Miss India in the year 2000 and basking in the glory of hair, make up and wardrobe.. Both pictures taken less than a decade apart."

Quoting pop singer Britney Spears, she further added, "As Britney Spears very articulately put it.. I’m not a girl, not yet a woman. That was exactly how I felt then, entering the big world of entertainment. Almost 25 years later.. still figuring it out. Though, aren’t we all? Looking back at my younger self often makes me kinder to myself today."

The actor concluded on a beautiful note encouraging self-love, "Think about your younger self and how much she has done for you. Love yourself, you’ve gone through a lot to be where you are today. (Smiling face with hearts emoji) What did your younger self do for you? Post your #growupchallenge #mondaymusings. Thank you to who made this side by side picture and sent me."

Recently Chopra finished shooting of her upcoming film The Bluff. Directed by Frank E Flowers, which also features actor Karl Urban.