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Anyone who’s seen the wildly popular reality series America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix already knows that the members of the team are some of the hardest working athletes around. It’s not easy to make the cut in the world of professional cheerleading — let alone on one of the most prestigious teams there is.
Claire Wolford recently filled in for a member of the squad.
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After Claire, who is now 26, retired from cheering with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in 2023, she’s stayed in the game as a DCC All-Star, which means she’s on hand to fill in for a member of the current team if she’s needed. A situation like that came up in November, when Reece Weaver was unable to perform due to an injury.
Now, she’s fighting back against the body-shamers.
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“I spent years of my life body-shaming myself, exercising and trying to fit a certain mold. I have healed from that and feel so much better where I’m at,” she said.
While talking about the situation, Claire became emotional, because of course she did — who would ever deserve to be shamed like this?
Claire is proud of her body.
“I just want people to realize, it’s just not OK to comment on people’s bodies,” she said, adding, “There’s a lot better things to talk about, and there’s a lot more interesting things about people than their bodies.”
She later said, “I am so happy, like, I am making a lot of life decisions. There’s a lot going on, and I feel great in my skin. It took me a long time to get here to this point, where I feel content.”
At the end, the only opinion about Claire’s body that actually matters is her own — and after a career as impressive as the one she’s had, she truly does have so much to be proud of.
