TV Don't miss out on the headlines from TV. Followed categories will be added to My News. Raven-Symoné’s body was allegedly edited to appear thinner during a body-empowerment episode of the smash hit children’s series, That’s So Raven.
Dava Savel, Disney Channel co-producer and writer, made the claims in author Ashley Spencer’s newly released, Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel’s Tween Empire. Savel shared that show producers were bothered by the then-18-year-old actress’ weight and “handled it in really bad ways. But it was never to her face,” per E! News .
In a Season 2 episode titled, ‘That’s So Not Raven’, a model was chosen to walk in a fashion show over Raven-Symoné’s character, Raven Baxter, because she was thinner. The episode shows Raven-Symoné, now 38, trying out several diets in a bid to slim down before ultimately accepting herself. In the end, she walks the runway after realising she’s perfect the way she is, sending a message of body positivity.
The That's So Raven episode in question was about body positivity. Several insiders in the book, however, alleged that the show network executive requested Raven-Symoné’s figure be slimmed down by using visual effects for her runway scene. “It was shameful,” Michael Feldman shared.
“I don’t know how they could look at themselves and do that. The very thing that she wanted to do a story about was literally done to her. “It’s still a shocking.
