Bebe Rexha is opening up about one of the roughest weeks of her career, and the phone call that got her through it. While promoting at the MTV VMAs, she told E! News that back in 2019, when she was nominated for Best New Artist, multiple designers refused to dress her because they considered her“too big.”She was a size six or eight at the time.
What she didn’t share until now is that Taylor Swift reached out personally. Rexha said Swift, who is the same age, made her feel like she belonged at a moment when few others did, and that the gesture meant everything coming from someone at that level. Rexha ultimately wore a red Monsoori gown to the ceremony, and Dua Lipa took home the Best New Artist win that night.
Since then, Rexha has been one of the loudest voices calling out body-shaming, clapping back at online critics and speaking openly about her health and her 2025 pregnancy loss. Her message has stayed consistent: she feels stronger than ever, and she refuses to shrink.
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