Sam Smith Sparks Mixed Reactions after Showing off Natural Body in New Photoshoot

Sam Smith, who uses they/them pronouns, shared an artful pictorial they did with Perfect magazine on February 28, 2023. The "Who We Love" singer wears a cinched corset and low-riding jeans.

A trained psychotherapist was bothered by the photos of Sam Smith, tweeting that they are unhealthily overweight, "be woke all you want defending a sick man as 'perfect.' He's not." A Stochholm supporter said that he loved the creative shoot.

A fashion enthusiast tweeted, "Love the direction of Sam Smith's editorial for The Perfect Magazine." "High-fem Michelin Man" understood what Perfect was trying to do but wondered if styling them in clothing that fit perfectly could not have gotten the message across.

Sam Smith Fought to 'Reclaim' Their Body and Stopped 'Trying to Change'

February 12, 2019, marked the first time Smith shared a topless image of themself. With the photo, they reclaimed their body and stopped "trying to change" their hips, chest, and curves.

Madonna, the queen of making outlandish music videos since the '80s, announced Smith and Kim Petra's Grammy performance.

In a conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker for V Magazine in 2018, they said breaking the rules meant "happiness." They opened up about their discontent with their body when making their first music videos and how they're fighting every day now to accept themself.

Sam Smith Faced Backlash over Their Last Music Video

A sexually graphic video for "I'm Not Here To Make Friends" premiered on Sam Smith's YouTube channel on January 27, 2023. A troll account reckoned Smith proves that "freedom of expression has gone too far." A mother was grateful that Twitter had alerted her to the content of "the grotesque video."

Azealia Banks said that the Brit was "leaning on sexuality" to make bad music, which a commenter concurred, tweeting that the singer's sexuality was their only selling point, "Why did you need to have golden showers in your music video?"

With the backlash over the video, it was fitting that Madonna, the queen of making outlandish music videos since the '80s, announced Smith and Kim Petra's Grammy performance of "Unholy" on February 5.

Under the full performance posted on the Grammy's YouTube channel, a fan said: "This was such a fun, stylized yet simple performance. I loved it." Another gleefully commented, "We are making it out the 9th circle of hell with this."