“Like I’m still doing my thing, and I’m still a star,” she said in response to public scrutiny about her weight
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- Lauren Jauregui appeared at the 2026 MTV VMAs, where she opened up about embracing her curves
- “I feel like it’s punk as f–k to not be a twig right now, and that’s kind of where I’m at,” the Fifth Harmony singer said
- During the conversation, Jauregui also noted how she has polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which impacts her health and could result in weight fluctuation
Lauren Jauregui is embracing her curves and urging others to do the same.
The Fifth Harmony singer, 30, appeared at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, where she opened up about how beautiful she felt on the event’s red carpet on Sunday, Sept. 27.
“Honestly, I feel like it’s punk as f–k to not be a twig right now, and that’s kind of where I’m at,” she told E! News.
“I am a woman,” she said. “I fluctuate like all women do.”
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“I think I’m beautiful,” Jauregui continued. “And I think that when you’re centered on something bigger than people’s opinion of you and like external validation, I really feel like my aura, my light comes from within.”
“Like I’m still on this f—ing carpet, girl,” she said. “Like I’m still doing my thing, and I’m still a star.”
“I think I’ve grown and matured to a point where like the hatred doesn’t really phase me,” Jauregui told E! News.
“Because I’ve realized a lot of what people get online when people get online to be to like wield vitriol, it’s usually because they hate themselves, and they are not doing better than you,” the singer said. “So, I don’t really give a f–k.”
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During the conversation, she also noted that she’s been diagnosed with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). “Not a lot of people like to talk about [it],” she said.
The condition impacts fertility and menstrual cycles; it can also cause irregular periods, acne, excess facial or body hair, thinning hair, weight changes, and infertility, according to the WHO and Cleveland Clinic. It can also impact long-term physical and emotional health, increasing the risk of issues like insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension and depression.
PMOS affects an estimated 10% to 13% of reproductive-aged women globally, and up to 70% of women with the condition may not even know they have it, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Researchers renamed the syndrome in May to better reflect its complexity and long-term health impacts, explaining that those broader impacts were often overlooked because of the condition’s label. Now it better reflects the hormonal, metabolic and reproductive aspects of the condition, according to the May paper published in The Lancet.
The renaming effort involved more than 50 patient and professional organizations, and followed a 14-year international collaboration between researchers, clinicians and people living with the condition.
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