Candace Cameron Bure is speaking out about Hollywood’s latest weight-loss craze and the importance of finding identity in Christ, not culture.
In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the actress and Christian author shared her concerns about the renewed obsession with being thin in Hollywood. Calling it “scary,” Bure admitted that the trend is bringing back painful memories from her own childhood in the 1980s and ’90s.
“It makes me sad to see everyone suddenly becoming skinny,” she said. “I think it’s very triggering for a lot of people our age… It was the ‘Kate Moss era,’ and you’re like, ‘Oh, this is what we have to be to be attractive.’ But we know that’s not true.”
Candace explained how different it is for her daughter’s generation, who she says have grown up with more body positivity. “They don’t think about bodies like that,” she said. “So I hope they do understand that it’s a trend.”
But what keeps her grounded in the midst of these shifting standards? Her faith.
“God does not love us more or less dependent upon our weight or our body size,” Bure said. “He’s a God of the heart that judges the heart… and that is where I will continually go back to.”
Bure, who recently released a new devotional called 100 Days of Joy and Strength, says the most important thing is understanding the “why” behind the choices we make about our health. She doesn’t judge others who turn to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Mounjaro, but encourages people to dig deeper into their motivations.
“For me, I want to be healthy,” she said. “I want to enjoy my later years… with my children and my grandchildren… Those are my whys.”
She also got personal about how she used to speak harshly to her own body. In an episode of “The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast”, she recalled a dream where her body “spoke back” to her, inspired by the Bible story in Numbers 22. In the dream, her body asked, “Why do you hurt me so badly, and why do you talk to me so badly?”
That moment changed her perspective.
“I never saw it that way—it’s this beautiful, amazing thing that God gave me,” she said, tearfully. “Learning to speak with kindness to my body has been a journey, and I know I’m not alone in this.”
Candace also reminded her followers on social media that healing from poor body image doesn’t happen overnight. “To those who relate—I hope you can feel me giving you the biggest virtual hug right now,” she wrote. “And I hope you’ll join me in showing ourselves the grace and love we truly deserve.”
At the heart of her message is a simple truth: Our worth is found in Christ, not the mirror.
“He’s always there,” Bure said. “Even in the scariest moments… the fact that I actually did it, I pushed through the fear… that’s because of You [God].”