Chloe Bailey Opens Up About Her Biggest Body 'Insecurity' and Her No. 1 Fitness Goal for Summer (Exclusive)

Toria SheffieldSat, June 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM UTC

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Chloe Bailey opened up about one of her biggest body insecurities while sitting down for a recent PEOPLE in 10 interview

The singer and actress also shared her fitness goal for the summer

Bailey has previously opened up about struggling with body image and online criticism

Chloe Bailey is opening up about the body part she's most self-conscious about — and the fitness goal she's been working toward this summer.

The Grammy-nominated singer and actress, 27, shared during a recent PEOPLE in 10 interview that she's been “focusing on her arms” lately.

“You know, as a woman, we all have an insecurity … that one little body part,” explained Bailey, who is set to star in the upcoming psychological thriller Strung.

“I am a Georgia peach ... I love when my gains go to my lower body, but [it also goes to my arms],” she added. “So I said, 'You know what? I'm gonna get these [arms] real ripped and toned.' "

The "Have Mercy" singer went on to say that she's been seeing her hard work in the gym pay off.

“I'm like, ‘Yes!' I see back muscles. I see arm muscles! When I'm at the airport and putting my carry-on at the top, I'm not struggling. A man's like, ‘You need help?' I'm like, ‘No!' ” she told PEOPLE.

The Grown-ish star has opened up about body image in the past, specifically sharing that online trolls used to get her down.

"I've been like, really insecure for a long time, and I'm finally at that place where I have self-confidence," Bailey told Taraji P. Henson during a 2022 appearance on her Facebook Watch show, Peace of Mind with Taraji.

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"I think there was a collective of [online comments], and I can't sit here and lie and say, 'Oh, I'm bulletproof, nothing hurt me,' because it honestly did," she said. "And I think what hurt me the most was when I would see some post saying how I'm doing this for male attention, or I'm just trying to sell sex to get attention for myself."

"And at first, I was really getting sad about it," she continued. "But then I thought, 'Why would I let that control my thoughts and feelings when I know it's a lie?' So I kind of had to give it not so much power. I'm not doing anything crazy. I'm just loving and appreciating my body, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

Chloe Bailey in a 'Grown-ish' episodeCredit: Eric McCandless via Getty

Bailey told Henson, 55, that she had struggled with body confidence since she was a child.

“Ever since I was a little girl, I've always been curvy, to the point where sometimes it was my biggest insecurity," she said.

However, Bailey said that — with time — she has learned to love and genuinely accept herself.

"As I've gotten older, I have learned to really appreciate my curves. I love my stretch marks. Every time I have a photo shoot, I'm like, 'No, don't airbrush the stretch marks 'cause I like them,' " she explained.

“I used to think that I wasn't very strong. But I've learned that I'm a pretty strong woman," Bailey continued during the Facebook Watch episode.

"I've learned to say no to things that I don't agree with, I'm learning to find my own voice, and it is so powerful and liberating. And it's only going to get stronger and louder,” she added at the time.

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