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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I was a flat-chested body positivity influencer — until I was ‘canceled' for getting implants
A flat-chested body positivity influencer says she's been 'canceled' for getting a boob job – but insists she 'loves' her new body. Clara Dao, 26, garnered almost eight million followers on social media making content about being flat-chested for six years but, three months ago, in March 2025, she got a $3,398.56 boob job. Clara went from a bra size 32AA to a 32C and is 'loving' her new chest but says many of her followers 'hate' her choice, calling her a 'hypocrite.' But, despite the backlash, Clara insists she doesn't regret undergoing the procedure, as it's given her a new, 'feminine' kind of confidence. Clara, originally from Hanoi but currently living in Danang, Vietnam, said: 'I fully expected I would be cancelled once I announced my boob job. 'I've lost a lot of followers – around 500,000 across all my platforms. 'Losing followers doesn't come as a shock. 'I built my following based on that one single message of loving your natural body, your flat chest, especially. 'A big part of my following followed me for that message.' Size XS, Clara says she was taunted and 'skinny-shamed' through college in Canada for her flat chest. She bought weight-gain supplements and syrups off Instagram in a bid to put on pounds and even stuck her ideal Kardashian body on her mirror to manifest it. In February 2019, she started uploading YouTube videos documenting her journey to self-acceptance. She said, 'I lived and breathed the message of body positivity. I created content about it every day, day in, day out.' But six years of making content later, she said her perception had changed. Clara said, 'I felt boxed into that content. 'People just knew me as 'the flat-chested girl.' 'As long as I had my flat chest, I could fall back on it and increase my subscribers, and things would just be the same. 'Creatively, I feel boxed in; I don't feel passionate about the content I did anymore. I don't want that option anymore. 'I got the surgery because I was bored. I wanted to get out of the trap of making content about my flat chest. 'I had a lot of self-love and body positivity before, and I have a lot of self-love now.' Clara underwent the two-hour surgery on March 5 at a clinic in Danang, Vietnam, where she had moved with her boyfriend at the time from Canada just a week before. She said, 'It was pretty impulsive. I had the idea at the beginning of February and had the surgery exactly a month later. 'I had the surgery in Vietnam – it's quite different from having the surgery in the UK or America, you could have the surgery the next day if you want. 'With the surgery itself, I had slight complications. 'The wound on my left side didn't close for two, three weeks, so it took a bit longer to heal, but nothing major. The service here is very good. They checked the wound every day. 'It really hurt for the first three days. I'd need help getting up and down from the bed, and I couldn't do certain movements with my arms. 'But after a month, you get back basically to normal.' Clara says she's 'very impulsive', but doesn't regret the decision at all. She said: 'I'm very happy with the results. Now it just feels like it's part of me. 'In the first month, your skin feels very stretched out, tight, and heavy. But after three months, it feels normal, it's getting softer and softer. Clara – who is moving to LA for a 'brand new start' – said: 'The reaction to the surgery from my immediate circle is very positive, my friends and family know I did it because I wanted a change. 'My family has always encouraged me to get the surgery since I was 17, since before I started making the content. 'There's a cultural difference. In Asia, people are a lot more image-focused. 'They want you to show the best version of yourself, no flaws, especially online. 'When I first started social media and showed my flat chest, showed my imperfections, belly rolls, acne, skin texture, my family was against that for a very long time. But I never really listened to them.' Clara says the backlash has been 'pretty brutal.' She said: 'Before, when I did flat chest content, most of the hate came from guys, saying you look like a guy, you look ugly, you're like a piece of wood. 'Now my hate comes from women, saying you're a hypocrite, you're so fake. 'A lot of people won't understand. I accept that I won't be understood by most people, especially my fans. 'The first video I made was about doing what you love. That's the deeper message I want to spread with my content.
New York Post
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
I was a flat-chested body positivity influencer — until I was ‘canceled' for getting implants
A flat-chested body positivity influencer says she's been 'canceled' for getting a boob job – but insists she 'loves' her new body. Clara Dao, 26, garnered almost eight million followers on social media making content about being flat-chested for six years but, three months ago, in March 2025, she got a $3,398.56 boob job. Advertisement Clara went from a bra size 32AA to a 32C and is 'loving' her new chest but says many of her followers 'hate' her choice, calling her a 'hypocrite.' But, despite the backlash, Clara insists she doesn't regret undergoing the procedure, as it's given her a new, 'feminine' kind of confidence. Clara, originally from Hanoi but currently living in Danang, Vietnam, said: 'I fully expected I would be cancelled once I announced my boob job. 'I've lost a lot of followers – around 500,000 across all my platforms. Advertisement 4 Clara Dao, 26, garnered almost eight million followers on social media, making content about being flat-chested for six years. Clara Dao / SWNS 'Losing followers doesn't come as a shock. 'I built my following based on that one single message of loving your natural body, your flat chest, especially. 'A big part of my following followed me for that message.' Advertisement Size XS, Clara says she was taunted and 'skinny-shamed' through college in Canada for her flat chest. She bought weight-gain supplements and syrups off Instagram in a bid to put on pounds and even stuck her ideal Kardashian body on her mirror to manifest it. In February 2019, she started uploading YouTube videos documenting her journey to self-acceptance. Advertisement She said, 'I lived and breathed the message of body positivity. I created content about it every day, day in, day out.' But six years of making content later, she said her perception had changed. Clara said, 'I felt boxed into that content. 'People just knew me as 'the flat-chested girl.' 'As long as I had my flat chest, I could fall back on it and increase my subscribers, and things would just be the same. 'Creatively, I feel boxed in; I don't feel passionate about the content I did anymore. I don't want that option anymore. 'I got the surgery because I was bored. I wanted to get out of the trap of making content about my flat chest. 4 Size XS, Dao says she was taunted and 'skinny-shamed' through college in Canada for her flat chest. Clara Dao / SWNS Advertisement 'I had a lot of self-love and body positivity before, and I have a lot of self-love now.' Clara underwent the two-hour surgery on March 5 at a clinic in Danang, Vietnam, where she had moved with her boyfriend at the time from Canada just a week before. She said, 'It was pretty impulsive. I had the idea at the beginning of February and had the surgery exactly a month later. 'I had the surgery in Vietnam – it's quite different from having the surgery in the UK or America, you could have the surgery the next day if you want. Advertisement 'With the surgery itself, I had slight complications. 'The wound on my left side didn't close for two, three weeks, so it took a bit longer to heal, but nothing major. The service here is very good. They checked the wound every day. 'It really hurt for the first three days. I'd need help getting up and down from the bed, and I couldn't do certain movements with my arms. Advertisement 'But after a month, you get back basically to normal.' Clara says she's 'very impulsive', but doesn't regret the decision at all. She said: 'I'm very happy with the results. Now it just feels like it's part of me. 'In the first month, your skin feels very stretched out, tight, and heavy. But after three months, it feels normal, it's getting softer and softer. Advertisement Clara – who is moving to LA for a 'brand new start' – said: 'The reaction to the surgery from my immediate circle is very positive, my friends and family know I did it because I wanted a change. 'My family has always encouraged me to get the surgery since I was 17, since before I started making the content. 4 In March 2025, Dao got a $3,400 boob job, thinking that she was going to get cancelled. Clara Dao / SWNS 'There's a cultural difference. In Asia, people are a lot more image-focused. 'They want you to show the best version of yourself, no flaws, especially online. 'When I first started social media and showed my flat chest, showed my imperfections, belly rolls, acne, skin texture, my family was against that for a very long time. But I never really listened to them.' Clara says the backlash has been 'pretty brutal.' 4 'I got the surgery because I was bored. I wanted to get out of the trap of making content about my flat chest,' Dao said. 'I had a lot of self-love and body positivity before, and I have a lot of self-love now.' Clara Dao / SWNS She said: 'Before, when I did flat chest content, most of the hate came from guys, saying you look like a guy, you look ugly, you're like a piece of wood. 'Now my hate comes from women, saying you're a hypocrite, you're so fake. 'A lot of people won't understand. I accept that I won't be understood by most people, especially my fans. 'The first video I made was about doing what you love. That's the deeper message I want to spread with my content.
Scottish Sun
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I gained 8 million fans from my AA chest then impulsively got a boob job – now females call me a ‘fake hypocrite'
Before the surgery, brutal trolls would dub her 'a piece of wood' NOT THE BREAST I gained 8 million fans from my AA chest then impulsively got a boob job – now females call me a 'fake hypocrite' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FLAT-CHESTED body positivity influencer says she's been "cancelled" for getting a boob job - but insists she "loves" her new body. Clara Dao, 26, garnered almost eight million followers on social media making content about being flat-chested for six years but, three months ago, in March 2025, she got a £2,500 boob job. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Size XS Clara says she was taunted and "skinny-shamed" through college in Canada for her flat chest Credit: Instagram/@clara_dao 4 She bought a weight-gain supplements and syrups off Instagram in a bid to put on pounds Credit: SWNS 4 Clara went from a bra size 32AA to a 32C and is "loving" her new chest Credit: SWNS 4 Clara underwent the two-hour surgery on March 5 at a clinic in Danang, Vietnam Credit: SWNS Clara went from a bra size 32AA to a 32C and is "loving" her new chest but says many of her followers "hate" her choice, calling her a "hypocrite". But, despite the backlash, Clara insists she doesn't regret undergoing the procedure - as it's given her a new, "feminine" kind of confidence. Clara, originally from Hanoi but currently living in Danang, Vietnam, said: "I fully expected I would be cancelled once I announced my boob job. "I've lost a lot of followers - around 500,000 across all my platforms. "Losing followers doesn't come as a shock. "I built my following based on that one single message of loving your natural body, your flat chest especially. "A big part of my following followed me for that message." Size XS Clara says she was taunted and "skinny-shamed" through college in Canada for her flat chest. She bought a weight-gain supplements and syrups off Instagram in a bid to put on pounds and even stuck her ideal Kardashian body on her mirror to manifest it. In February 2019, she started uploading YouTube videos documenting her journey to self-acceptance. Dr Pimple Popper slices growth off woman's chest after date called it a TURD She said: "I lived and breathed the message of body positivity. I created content about it every day, day in, day out." But six years of making content later, she said her perception changed. Clara said: "I felt boxed into that content. "People just knew me as 'the flat-chested girl'. "As long as I had my flat chest I could fall back on it and increase my subscribers and things would just be the same. "Creatively I feel boxed in, I don't feel passionate about the content I did anymore. I don't want that option anymore. The 5 Best Body Positive Influencers To Follow @_nelly_london - Nelly has been on a journey with breast corrective surgery and has also shared her experience with eating disorders, her honesty and openness makes her a great follow. @lottiedryna - She regularly shares content on living with IBS and finds bloat-friendly outfits to share with her followers. @stephanieyeboah - Stephanie Yeboah's body positive content has the most incredible message - everyone is worthy of being loved, plus she has the best fashion inspo going. @isabelladavis6 - Bella's content spans more than just body image and is ideal for women wanting a community of women supporting women. @jessontheplussize - She advocates for women wearing what they want no matter their body shape. "I got the surgery because I was bored. I wanted to get out of the trap of making content about my flat chest. "I had a lot of self-love and body positivity before and I have a lot of self-love now." Clara underwent the two-hour surgery on March 5 at a clinic in Danang, Vietnam, where she had moved with her boyfriend at the time from Canada just a week before. She said: "It was pretty impulsive. I had the idea at the beginning of February and had the surgery exactly a month later. "I had the surgery in Vietnam - it's quite different from having the surgery in the UK or America, you could have the surgery the next day if you want. "With the surgery itself, I had slight complications. "The wound on my left side didn't close for two, three weeks so it took a bit longer to heal, but nothing major. The service here is very good. They checked the wound every day. "It really hurt for the first three days. I'd need help getting up and down from the bed and I couldn't do certain movements with my arms. "But after a month you get back basically to normal." Now it just feels like it's part of me Clara Dao Clara says she's "very impulsive", but doesn't regret the decision at all. She said: "I'm very happy with the results. Now it just feels like it's part of me. "In the first month your skin feels very stretched out, tight and heavy. But after three months it feels normal, it's getting softer and softer. Clara - who is moving to LA for a "brand new start" - said: "The reaction to the surgery from my immediate circle is very positive, my friends and family know I did it because I wanted a change. "My family has always encouraged me to get the surgery since I was 17 - since before I started making the content. "There's a cultural difference. In Asia, people are a lot more image focused. "They want you to show the best version of yourself, no flaws, especially online. "When I first started social media and showed my flat chest, showed my imperfections, belly rolls, acne, skin texture, my family was against that for a very long time. But I never really listened to them." Clara says the backlash has been "pretty brutal". She said: "Before, when I did flat chest content, most of the hate came from guys, saying you look like a guy, you look ugly, you're like a piece of wood. "Now my hate comes from women, saying you're a hypocrite, you're so fake. "A lot of people won't understand. I accept that I won't be understood by most people, especially my fans. "The first video I made was about doing what you love. That's the deeper message I want to spread with my content.
The Sun
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I gained 8 million fans from my AA chest then impulsively got a boob job – now females call me a ‘fake hypocrite'
A FLAT-CHESTED body positivity influencer says she's been "cancelled" for getting a boob job - but insists she "loves" her new body. Clara Dao, 26, garnered almost eight million followers on social media making content about being flat-chested for six years but, three months ago, in March 2025, she got a £2,500 boob job. 4 4 Clara went from a bra size 32AA to a 32C and is "loving" her new chest but says many of her followers "hate" her choice, calling her a "hypocrite". But, despite the backlash, Clara insists she doesn't regret undergoing the procedure - as it's given her a new, "feminine" kind of confidence. Clara, originally from Hanoi but currently living in Danang, Vietnam, said: "I fully expected I would be cancelled once I announced my boob job. "I've lost a lot of followers - around 500,000 across all my platforms. "Losing followers doesn't come as a shock. "I built my following based on that one single message of loving your natural body, your flat chest especially. "A big part of my following followed me for that message." Size XS Clara says she was taunted and " skinny-shamed" through college in Canada for her flat chest. She bought a weight-gain supplements and syrups off Instagram in a bid to put on pounds and even stuck her ideal Kardashian body on her mirror to manifest it. In February 2019, she started uploading YouTube videos documenting her journey to self-acceptance. Dr Pimple Popper slices growth off woman's chest after date called it a TURD She said: "I lived and breathed the message of body positivity. I created content about it every day, day in, day out." But six years of making content later, she said her perception changed. Clara said: "I felt boxed into that content. "People just knew me as 'the flat-chested girl'. "As long as I had my flat chest I could fall back on it and increase my subscribers and things would just be the same. "Creatively I feel boxed in, I don't feel passionate about the content I did anymore. I don't want that option anymore. The 5 Best Body Positive Influencers To Follow @ _nelly_london - Nelly has been on a journey with breast corrective surgery and has also shared her experience with eating disorders, her honesty and openness makes her a great follow. @ lottiedryna - She regularly shares content on living with IBS and finds bloat-friendly outfits to share with her followers. @ stephanieyeboah - Stephanie Yeboah's body positive content has the most incredible message - everyone is worthy of being loved, plus she has the best fashion inspo going. @ isabelladavis6 - Bella's content spans more than just body image and is ideal for women wanting a community of women supporting women. @ jessontheplussize - She advocates for women wearing what they want no matter their body shape. "I got the surgery because I was bored. I wanted to get out of the trap of making content about my flat chest. "I had a lot of self-love and body positivity before and I have a lot of self-love now." Clara underwent the two-hour surgery on March 5 at a clinic in Danang, Vietnam, where she had moved with her boyfriend at the time from Canada just a week before. She said: "It was pretty impulsive. I had the idea at the beginning of February and had the surgery exactly a month later. "I had the surgery in Vietnam - it's quite different from having the surgery in the UK or America, you could have the surgery the next day if you want. "With the surgery itself, I had slight complications. "The wound on my left side didn't close for two, three weeks so it took a bit longer to heal, but nothing major. The service here is very good. They checked the wound every day. "It really hurt for the first three days. I'd need help getting up and down from the bed and I couldn't do certain movements with my arms. "But after a month you get back basically to normal." Clara says she's "very impulsive", but doesn't regret the decision at all. She said: "I'm very happy with the results. Now it just feels like it's part of me. "In the first month your skin feels very stretched out, tight and heavy. But after three months it feels normal, it's getting softer and softer. Clara - who is moving to LA for a "brand new start" - said: "The reaction to the surgery from my immediate circle is very positive, my friends and family know I did it because I wanted a change. "My family has always encouraged me to get the surgery since I was 17 - since before I started making the content. "There's a cultural difference. In Asia, people are a lot more image focused. "They want you to show the best version of yourself, no flaws, especially online. "When I first started social media and showed my flat chest, showed my imperfections, belly rolls, acne, skin texture, my family was against that for a very long time. But I never really listened to them." Clara says the backlash has been "pretty brutal". She said: "Before, when I did flat chest content, most of the hate came from guys, saying you look like a guy, you look ugly, you're like a piece of wood. "Now my hate comes from women, saying you're a hypocrite, you're so fake. "A lot of people won't understand. I accept that I won't be understood by most people, especially my fans. "The first video I made was about doing what you love. That's the deeper message I want to spread with my content.
South China Morning Post
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
‘Betrayal': Vietnam influencer known for body confidence angers fans for breast implants
A Vietnamese-Canadian influencer who went viral and gained more than 4 million subscribers for promoting body confidence through her 'flat-chested body positivity' videos has sparked an online backlash after undergoing breast augmentation surgery. Advertisement Clara Dao, 27, who was born in Hanoi, Vietnam and later moved to Canada, and began running her social media channel in 2019. It focused on body confidence, self-improvement, fashion, and beauty. The body positivity content for flat-chested women quickly catapulted her to fame, and she now has nearly 4.2 million subscribers on one social media platform. Influencer Clara Dao is pretty in pink before undergoing breast augmentation surgery. Photo: Instagram/clara_dao In her videos, Dao speaks out against appearance-related anxiety and encourages flat-chested women to embrace their bodies and reject society's rigid beauty standards. She once said that she had been bullied as a child for having a flat chest, but as she grew older, she gradually understood that she deserved love regardless of her body type. Her heartfelt story has resonated deeply with women facing body image struggles. Dao decked out in a black dress following the cosmetic work on her chest. Photo: Instagram/clara_dao She has also become a prominent voice for body positivity and feminism, and has been featured in Vietnamese women's magazines.
