‘Jurassic World’ Star Bryce Dallas Howard’s (45) Fearless ‘I Love My Butt’ Moment Resurfaces, and the Message Behind It Still Hits

Few Hollywood stars have been as open about body image as Bryce Dallas Howard. Her body-positive message has become as much a part of her public persona as her run as Claire Dearing in the ‘Jurassic World’ films.

Red carpets have often been where that message plays out. Howard has said she often picked her own outfits for events because the clothes loaned to her didn’t fit, and she credited her publicist, Alex Schack, for empowering her to do it. In a 2017 interview with Elle Australia, she also described the sticker shock of a US size 6 in Hollywood, since a wardrobe bill on a publicity tour ran to $40,000 when stylists couldn’t borrow clothes in her size.

The cheeky line was only part of the conversation. Howard recalled that early in her career she couldn’t fit into the clothes available to her, and she remembered thinking, “Oh man, if I didn’t have like, these childbearing hips or whatever,” she told TODAY.

Her feelings changed after she had her children. She said she was very happy to have those hips once she became a mother, because they served her well.

She also said fashion has shifted, with curvier silhouettes becoming more acceptable and more designs becoming available. The takeaway she offered was refreshingly blunt: “Something doesn’t fit you, then it’s the clothes problem. It’s not your problem,” she said in the same TODAY interview, adding, “You don’t change yourself for the clothes.”

For women struggling with body confidence, her suggestion was to ask what they would say to their best friend and then talk to themselves the same way.

That confidence was tested later in her career. In 2022, Howard told Metro that she had been asked not to use her natural body in cinema. She said director Colin Trevorrow stepped in to protect her on ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ when the idea of asking her to lose weight came up again.

I LOVE MY BUTT. I DO, I LOVE MY BUTT – BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD VIA ‘TODAY’ https://t.co/5scsqHpk9X

— Best of Hollywood ✨💫 (@besthollywood9) October 5, 2026

She framed it as a win for her character, noting that she was thrilled with the action she got to do. She said many of the stunts wouldn’t have been possible if she had been dieting, and she hoped it would show others what’s possible.

By 2024, around the release of ‘Argylle,’ Howard told People that she had retired from talking about her body. She said her focus is now on what her body can do, and that dieting was the enemy for her.

She described a new approach to hiring, where she talks openly with filmmakers early on and makes clear that casting her means casting her, not a version of her who weighs far less. She said ‘Argylle’ director Matthew Vaughn told her he was hiring her.

The resurfaced post is playful on the surface, but the substance is practical. Howard puts the burden on the clothes and an industry slow to catch up, not on women’s bodies. Her message is simple: if something doesn’t fit, the problem isn’t you.

It also helps that her career has kept growing beyond the franchise that made her a household name. She has directed episodes of ‘The Mandalorian’ and says she loves directing as much as acting.

For fans, the throwback is a reminder that Howard has been consistent about this message for years. The post may be a few years old, but the message hasn’t aged.