Tia Mowry opens up on how hair straightening on 'Sister, Sister' made her insecure

Tia Mowry has opened about her time a child star in Hollywood. Game actor in a recent open letter in a fashion magazine, reflected on time she and her sister Tamera Mowry ended up straightening ir hair on show and how it impacted ir self-esteem. Find out more details about this story below.

Tia Mowry opens up about struggling in Hollywood back in 90s

Actors and crew members of colour have struggled for a long time in Hollywood. But over years, brown and black actors have been seen and have even helined several shows and films. w Tia Mowry, in an open letter in Elle magazine has spoken about her hair struggles in Hollywood and how it affected her and her sister’s self-esteem.

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In letter, Tia revealed that she and her sister felt wonderful to be able to wear ir natural hair on ir hit 90’s show Sister, Sister. She ded that people used to compliment she and her sister Tamera Mowry over ir natural curls. But as ir show progressed into ulthood and ir characters became teenrs sisters ended up straightening ir hair. Tia Mowry deemed this incident as a “pivotal moment” on show since it reflected what society considers “beautiful”.

Furrmore, Sister, Sister cast member revealed that straightening damd her hair and its natural curls. This dam ded to her insecurities. Mowry talked about audition incidents where she was asked to pull back her hair as she was told it was “distracting”. In letter, Tia Mowry reflected on how ir mor’s words helped combat ir insecurities.

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ir mor told m to t let show business define m and ir happiness. She also credited her mor for t letting m fall into “pit of childhood stardom”. Tia concluded letter by expressing what Black beauty means to her. She revealed that Black beauty is in being “unapologetic” and “strong”. She also ticed how many Black women are pushing back against stereos and is happy that it is creating more acceptance against se pre-existing beauty standards.

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