It's not easy being the Lena Dunham of Taylor Swift's supermodel squad


Being in Taylor Swift's girl squad isn't easy. Just ask Lena Dunham, who joined the pop princess onstage at Friday night's sold-out 1989 World Tour show alongside three other squad members — who all just happen to be tall, gorgeous supermodels. Despite being a vocal supporter of body positivity, Dunham last night admitted the experience left her "displeased to learn about the truth of my own height."
Case in point:
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During a talk hosted last night at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Girls creator described what it was like to stand next to Lily Aldridge, Gigi Hadid, and Hailee Steinfeld in front of about 60,000 people at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium:
"I've been feeling pretty tall, feeling pretty sturdy, and it was amazing to me, like, 'Oh, I'm not tall, I'm chubby.' It's different. But I mean, on most days, I feel really great and fine about my body, but I don't think standing next to, like, three supermodels or so is anything even the most confident woman needs to do."
It's not all bad though — Jack Antonoff, Dunham's boyfriend and lead guitarist of fun., apparently made the image of Lena and the ladies his new screensaver.
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Kelly Gonsalves is a sex and culture writer exploring love, lust, identity, and feminism. Her work has appeared at Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and more, and she previously worked as an associate editor for The Week. She's obsessed with badass ladies doing badass things, wellness movements, and very bad rom-coms.
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