The musician Sam Smith was the cover star of the most recent issue of a magazine earlier this month. The photoshoot’s focus was body autonomy. Smith has previously shared openly his struggles with his weight and body image.
The singer recently published new photos from the photo shoot for the magazine, reigniting the conversation over body diversity and fatphobia. Some social media users criticised the singer for “seeking attention,” while others wished to see the “old Sam” again. A few also defended the photoshoot, and termed it ‘extremely iconic’.
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Tuesday, Sam posted their most recent pictures on Instagram. Someone commented on Sam’s photos from the most recent photo shoot for Perfect magazine and wrote, “I don’t understand the concept? How is this art? Cutting off blood circulation for a photoshoot isn’t a positive message to send out. I don’t care about their weight or image as all bodies are beautiful, but at least put something on that fits you. It’s not healthy fitting into clothing two sizes too tight. There are better ways to scream out for attention, and this certainly isn’t it.” An Instagram user also commented, “Where’s the old Sam?” Singer Demi Lovato commented, “I am obsessed.” A comment also read, “Extremely iconic.”
Meanwhile, a Twitter user shared Sam’s photoshoot images, and tweeted, “The big lie is gender identity and believing that men can become women and vice versa.” Another person tweeted, “Show business is getting nastier and nastier, the level of degradation is increasing.” Another one tweeted, “Sam Smith is a terrible role model… how could anyone look up to this?” Another one tweeted with Sam’s photos, “Wokeness destroys people.”
Sam Smith received criticism from some viewers earlier this month for singing their song Unholy at the Grammys 2023. Throughout the performance alongside singer Kim Petras, Smith sported a pair of devil horns. Madonna, a singer, introduced the duo and commended them for their “subversiveness” before their performance.
Gloria, Sam Smith’s fourth studio album, was released last month. The CD also includes the songs Love Me More, Gimme, and I’m Not Here to Make Friends in addition to Unholy. Sam made an unclothed appearance on the album Gloria’s cover and made an appearance in the music video for the song “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” while wearing corset and jewelled trousers.
