Raven-Symoné Recalls Having Her First Breast Reductions at 15: ‘Someone Said I Needed to Do It in Order to Get a Show’

Mar. 15, 2025

Raven-Symoné in September 2024.Photo:Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty

Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty

Raven-Symonéis opening up about what it was like to get breast reduction surgery at age 15.

During the Dec. 5 episode of herTea Time with Raven & Mirandapodcast — which Symoné, 38, co-hosts with wifeMiranda Pearman-Maday, 37 — the formerDisney Channel starreflected on her experience growing up in front of the camera and the pressure to fit into a specific beauty standard.

Symoné revealed that she had the first of two breast reduction surgeries at the suggestion of the adults around her.

“I went from a triple D all the way down to a B. Someone said I needed to do it in order to get a show,” she recalled, adding that her father also “suggested strongly” that she have the procedure done.

Symoné also shared that she optedto get liposuctionat the same time in an effort to quiet external chatter about her size. “I was like, ‘Yeah, if I get lipo, will people stop calling me fat?’ And so, I got a twofer,’ ” she said.

From left: ‘That’s So Raven’ cast members T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Raven-Symoné, Kyle Orlando Massey and Rondell Sheridan.Everett

“I have scars. I still have scar tissue to this day,” she shared. “And I gained weight after and had to, like, go back for a quick little, like, [get] a little bit more out ‘cause [my breasts] were still too big for others’ feelings.”

The actress also reflected on how times have changed — specifically within the body positivity movement, noting, “There’s this beautiful embracing of the body now that I didn’t get as a young girl.”

Raven-Symoné with wife Miranda Pearman-Maday in May 2024.Raven-Symone-Surgery-120824

Raven-Symone-Surgery-120824

During a2023 interviewwithE! News, the formerThe Viewco-host — who came out as gay in 2013  — said, “There were a lot of challenges,” adding that her decision to come out wasn’t easy. “There was the crumbling of the wall that I had put up for so many years. And I felt very vulnerable,” she said. “It was an interesting wound that was opened up in public.”

“I want to make sure I’m creating content that reflects the community that we’re a part of. Respectfully and with dignity,” she added.

Symoné and Maday, whowed in June 2020after five years of dating, talk about everything from “trending news to timeless curiosities” every Thursday onTea Time with Raven & Mirandawherever podcasts are streaming.

source: people.com