Kaia Gerber Discusses Disordered Eating and Public Scrutiny

Model and actress Kaia Gerber has spoken candidly about the pressures of living in the shadow of her supermodel mother, Cindy Crawford, revealing that constant public scrutiny and comparisons contributed to her struggles with disordered eating. In a cover story for the September issue of Vogue, the 24-year-old discussed how the relentless focus on her body and appearance has impacted her mental health.

Gerber, who is the daughter of Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, explained that she has faced comparisons to her mother's famous figure throughout her life. "We're clearly in one of those cycles right now where people are very, very, very thin. As someone who's been thin most of my life, I've always been compared against my mom like, 'What's wrong with Kaia?'" she told the magazine. She admitted to feeling jealousy toward her mother's physique, stating, "I would have loved to be born with boobs and a butt."

The actress, who stars in the upcoming series The Shards alongside Homer Gere, shared that the negative commentary has been difficult to navigate. "People have always commented on my body, which is hard because I'm not always ready to comment on my own body, you know?"...