Amy Schumer is addressing speculation about her puffy face. Instagram posts by the 42-year-old actress have received a number of comments questioning her appearance.
"Not looking to be mean at all just a question does anyone know what’s going on with her face? Why it looks like that?" one person commented under her post with Good Morning America. "Why is her face so swollen?!" another person commented under a post of her performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She addressed the comments in an Instagram post promoting the second season of her Hulu show, Life & Beth.
"At midnight tonight! Binge both full seasons of @lifeandbethhulu and thank you so much for everyone’s input about my face!" she said. "I’ve enjoyed feedback and deliberation about my appearance as all women do for almost 20 years. And you’re right it is puffier than normal right now."
She continued, "I have endometriosis an auto immune disease that every woman should read about. There are some medical and hormonal things going on in my world right now but I’m okay. Historically women’s bodies have barely been studied medically compared to men. The book 'all in her head' does a good job explaining this."
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"I also believe a woman doesn’t need any excuse for her physical appearance and owes no explanation," she wrote. "But I wanted to take the opportunity to advocate for self love and acceptance of the skin you’re in. Like every other women/person some days I feel confident and good as hell and others I want to put a bag over my head."
"But I feel strong and beautiful and so proud of this tv show I created. Wrote. Starred in and directed," she concluded. "Maybe just maybe we can focus on that for a little. I had backup dancers on Fallon but my face is the headline hahaha anyway I hope you enjoy life and Beth. Love and solidarity. Amy."
People took to the comments to weigh in.
"Beautiful Amy…thank you," someone wrote. "As a fellow endo survivor and I say survivor because for me it’s a daily struggle to keep control of your body, mind and health. This show is amazing! Excited for S2 ❤."
"Amy- I am so sorry for your unnecessary suffering," another user wrote. "Thank you for sharing and for your advocacy in this mission to improve the health of women. I am honored that my book 'All In Her Head' spoke to you. I also share in the wish that scrutiny of women does not redound to needless suffering but rather enlightens ALL the ways our health has been neglected."
Meanwhile, other user lashed out at the actress saying that the comments weren't really concerning her face, but the current attack she's under for her views on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
"How can you write this as you turn your back against the women of Palestine?" one person commented. "You are NO feminist if your feminism doesn't include a Free Palestine ."
"Don’t give a [expletive] about your face," another user wrote. "Your politics and heart though, that’s another story. Get your facts straight, open your heart and mind and stop spewing hate and supporting apartheid, settler colonialism and genocide. Until then, not interested in anything you do."
