Maureen (Star Academy) is self-conscious about her weight and height: she bursts into tears in front of her classmates

This Friday, November 8 in the evening, Maureen will try to defend her place during the fifth bonus of the Star Academy 12, broadcast on TF1. The young woman hopes to convince the jurors to keep her for the rest of the adventure, just like her other comrades Noah and Ulysses, whose place is also threatened. She will perform the title Beautiful by Christina Aguilera, advocating self-confidence, despite criticism or complexes. A symbolic musical choice for those who have difficulty accepting themselves physically.

In the confessional, during the daily news of the show broadcast before the prime, Maureen revealed that she had difficulty accepting her appearance. With emotion, she declared: “It’s hard to accept yourself.” Before saying more about what complicates it: “I'm not the size of a 'normal' girl in society, neither in height nor in weight…” Still struggling to proudly embody the song that she must defend during the prime, the young woman admitted that she still has to work on it, in particular to convey hope to viewers who are also experiencing something similar: “It’s true that it’s quite difficult to get this message across, but I want to believe it for all these girls and boys who are asking the same questions as me. I’m going to fight for everyone and to get the message across. “

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For her part, vocal coach Marlène Schaff did her best to help her prepare as best as possible for her performance, so that she could convey strong emotions and keep her head held high. “Maureen, you are beautiful, perfectly beautiful, exactly as you are,” she reminded him, explaining that it is by taking physical responsibility for the prime that she will manage to ensure that “people understand what[‘elle] I'm going to say.” “I have to believe it”, recognized the young woman. As additional advice, the singing teacher added: “Don’t hide, please.”

Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias

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