Hilary Duff, the 34-year-old actor, posed n^de for Women’s Health magazine’s “Body Issue” and shared her thoughts on body positivity and how she feels “proud” of her body.

She acknowledged that being in Hollywood, she sometimes felt pressurized to look a certain way.

“Because of my career path, I can’t help but be like, ‘I am on camera and actresses are skinny,’” she said.

Duff also revealed that she struggled with an eating disorder at the age of 17, which was “horrifying.”

However, the Lizzie McGuire star expressed that she’s now in “a place” where she appreciates how her body has changed and everything it has given her, including the opportunity to birth her children.

“I’m proud of my body,” she said.

“I’ve gotten to a place of being peaceful with the changes my body has gone through.”

Duff shares her 10-year-old son, Luca, with her ex-husband Mike Comrie, and shares two daughters, Banks, three, and Mae, one, with her current husband Matthew Koma.

Regarding her n^de photoshoot for Women’s Health, Duff revealed that she had some help when it came to styling and posing, as she was put in “the most flattering position.” “I also want people to know a makeup artist was there putting glow all over my body and someone put me in the most flattering position,” she said.

When asked about when she started accepting her body, she said that it was “perhaps after Banks” was born.

However, that wasn’t the only reason why, as she said that there were also “mental things” that impacted her.

“I didn’t even know if I was going to have the opportunity to have another child [after the divorce],” she said.

“So, being a mom again, maybe.

“It was a whole mix of things—of being settled and realizing that I’m powerful and talented and smart. All mental things.”

Duff noted that regardless of how much people may alter their looks, she’s trying to be more focused on what’s “on the inside.” “We get facials and Botox and our hair done and highlights and brows and lash lifts and all this sh**, but I want to work on the inside,” she added.

“That’s the most important part of the system.”

In an episode of Women’s Health’s YouTube series, Body Scan, Duff emphasized how she’s gained more “confidence” in herself and body through aging.

“I think that at 34 I have just gained a lot of respect for my body,” she said.

“It’s taken me all the places I need to go.

“It’s helped me build a beautiful family.

“I feel like the older I get, the more confident I get in my own skin.”

She previously talked about her body, detailing how it changed after giving birth to Luca during an interview with Women’s Health in 2018.

According to Duff, she had to learn how to “be proud of what [her] body” has done for her, especially while she was pregnant with her son.

“My body helped create a bond between us, and me being there for him in those first months of his life ultimately was far more important than me trying to get in shape right away,” she explained.

“And that mental shift helped all the other stuff eventually fall into place.”

Women’s Health shared a behind-the-scenes video of Duff’s photoshoot on Instagram, where she discussed how she felt about posing nude.

“I was a little scared to do this photoshoot, but really excited,” she said.

“It was a really beautiful and empowering experience.”

Fans commended Duff for her body positivity and bravery in posing nude.

One fan wrote, “Thank you so much for sharing your story and your body with us.

You are inspiring so many people to accept their bodies and to love themselves.”

Another added, “Thank you for being a role model to so many young girls and women.