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Julianne Hough: Battling Acne Was ‘Horrible’

10/19/2011 at 10:30 AM ET

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She’s the fresh-faced beauty of Footloose and Dancing with the Stars, but Julianne Hough wasn’t always so comfortable in her own skin. The Proactiv spokeswoman tells the Beauty Bean that dealing with acne while rising to fame was “horrible.”

“You try to tell yourself that you’re fine and it’s all good — and you really should be fine — but it definitely affects you,” she shares. “You want to do what you can to make you feel good.”

Now pimple-free, the dancer-singer-actress says she feels most beautiful when she’s around her family and friends. “There’s just a certain glow you have when you’re with your loved ones,” she explains. Though getting prettified can be fun, too. “I love to get glammed up and feel that my hair looks great, and my skin looks good and when my legs are shaved and I’m wearing high heels,” she admits.

A seasoned pro at hair and makeup, the starlet says she’d tell her younger self to cut back on the eye shadows and lipsticks. “Less is always more,” she proclaims. “Don’t try to be too matchy-matchy — I was always matchy-matchy.”

So these days, Hough says she turns to “women who are so comfortable in their skin” and don’t wear a lot of makeup — like Julia Roberts — for beauty inspiration. “You can just see how happy and fresh and beautiful they are from within,” she explains.

And she finds that feeling gorgeous is internal for her, as well. “I think that how you were raised, no matter what size, what color hair, anything — it comes from within and if you’re confident on the outside and have a great personality and really love who you are internally, then that’s what’s beautiful.”

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Emily on

@ Really?I just finished battling thyroid cancer. What does that have to do with anything?

She is sharing her experience and who are we to belittle what someone else is feeling.

Some acne is quite serious and can cause permanant scarring. It can also cause low self worth, especially with teens.

I don’t understand why people can be so petty and hateful for no reason at all

Elle on

Serious?

Kayleen on

Amen to Meghan and Cannat. So she had pimples as a teenager, while she was becoming a movie star – and we’re supposed to feel sorry for her? Get a grip on what’s important, People.

jragu on

Lucia, if you don’t care why did you bother to read the article and then respond to it. Doesn’t sound like someone that doesn’t care. And to the res`t of you who are comparing acne to cancer, it’s like apples and oranges. My sister had breast cancer and it was horrible. My son had cystic acne as a teenager and that too was horrible. Neither had anything to do with the other, but they both suffered. So maybe don’t be so judgemental.

rachel. on

I dont get why everyone is hating on her. Yeah, we all know cancer is bad and serious. But her whole entire career depends on her face, and her skin, and her image. So calm down.

Guest on

Easy for someone as beautiful as her to say….

Liz on

I wish acone was I had to worry about. She should be in my shoes and disabled. Now that’s something to worry about.

LESLIE on

Seriously?? We go from Giuliana Rancic battling cancer to this NOBODY battling acne!! Unbelievable!!

Booka on

I know it’s not cancer but still, it’s her reality. She seems so sweet and nice.

Amelea on

Cannat and Meghan, i don’t think she is saying having severe acne is as horrible as having to battle cancer. In her perspective, maybe this is as big of a hurdle she has had to overcome. I’m sure if she were to develop something as serious as cancer, she would be probably change her perspective right?

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