Lucy Hale said special lighting was used when she filmed 'Pretty Little Liars' so viewers couldn't see her acne
- Lucy Hale recently spoke with Glamour about her beauty routine and having acne throughout her life.
- She recalled special lighting being used when she filmed "Pretty Little Liars" to conceal her acne.
Lucy Hale recently opened up about her journey with acne.
Speaking with Glamour for the publication's Acne Diaries series, the actress recalled crying during the early days of her career when she had breakouts. She said there were days when she didn't even "want to be in front of a camera."
"I remember vividly one day we were filming 'Pretty Little Liars' — and the show's called 'Pretty Little Liars,' so they wanted us to look a certain way," Hale told Glamour. "We had to specially light my skin to reflect in a different way so you wouldn't see my acne. I remember being just so embarrassed and mortified."
Hale went on to say that having "bad skin" while growing up adds another layer to "getting comfortable with who you are."
"I think the reason I'm so obsessed with skin care and beauty is because I struggled with my skin — you just want to crawl in a hole," she said. "It feels very isolating, and it can feel so heavy and so difficult. Looking back, I wish I could have had more grace and compassion with myself, but when you're in it, it's excruciating."
According to the actress, she now manages her acne by treating her specific skin type, minimizing the amount of products she uses, and changing her mindset.
"I think I've just accepted that I'll deal with breakouts my whole life," Hale said. "It's also important for all of us to realize that skin has texture. Skin has pores. Skin has zits."
She added: "We don't see that as much anymore because we're all on our phones, and we're seeing all these filters and gorgeous people, and so it's hard for us to remember that it's OK to have skin that looks like skin."
With her latest interview, Hale joins multiple other celebrities in speaking publicly about having acne.
Other stars including Bella Thorne, Adwoa Aboah, and Justin Bieber have all taken to Instagram in the past to talk about their skin and share pictures of acne they've had.