Raven-Symoné, the queen of Disney Channel sass, recently took us on a nostalgic (and slightly jaw-dropping) trip down memory lane. On a recent episode of her Tea Time with Raven & Miranda podcast, the 38-year-old actress dropped the mic about a major life event from her teenage years—her first breast reduction surgery. Yes, first.
Let’s set the scene: It’s the early 2000s, and Raven’s gearing up to become the psychic icon we all know and love on That’s So Raven. But before her visions hit our screens, she was dealing with something a little less Disney-friendly. “I had my first breast reduction at 15,” Raven shared casually, as if talking about what she had for lunch.
Cue her wife Miranda Maday chiming in, calling the experience “traumatic.” (Honestly, understatement of the century.)
Raven broke it down further, saying, “I was a triple D all the way down to a B.” Triple D to B?! That’s not a reduction; that’s a magical act Houdini would envy.
And if you’re wondering whether this was her teenage decision or if someone else nudged her in that direction, Raven revealed, “Someone said I needed to do it in order to get a show.” Oh, the early 2000s, where bad fashion and worse advice apparently ran rampant.
But wait, there’s more! Raven also pitched the idea of throwing in a little liposuction while they were at it. Go big or go home, right?
Fast forward to today, and Raven can’t help but feel some major FOMO. “There’s this beautiful embracing of the body now that I didn’t get as a young girl,” she said. “I was envious as f-ck.”
Raven-Symoné keeping it real as always. And if this isn’t a masterclass in turning past trauma into tea-spilling gold, we don’t know what is. Cheers to Raven for reminding us that behind every fabulous psychic icon is a story worth telling.