Cardi B sets record straight on butt reduction rumors
Cardi B confirmed she already had a butt reduction and says she is comfortable in her skin, shutting down fans who keep urging her to get one. On Instagram Live, the WAP rapper said she got two lipos and one ass reduction, will not cut herself for more surgery, and likes her body as it looks now. That 8216snatched8217 cardi sets record moment landed after years of body speculation, and it matters because she is drawing a hard line between past procedures and what she will refuse going forward. For more star headlines, see our celebrity breaking news hub.
Key Takeaways
- Cardi B told fans on Instagram Live she already got her butt reduced and does not need another reduction.
- She said she has had two lipos and one ass reduction, and she will not undergo cutting surgery that would sideline her for months.
- The rapper linked her choice to loose skin and a petite frame, and said she is comfortable in her skin.
- She previously detailed illegal biopolymer butt injections in 2014 and later discussed reduction surgery publicly.
What did Cardi B say about the butt reduction rumors?
During a recent Instagram Live, Cardi addressed followers who keep telling her to get her butt reduced. "I don't need to go get my ass reduced. News flash, I did get my ass reduced," she said, according to Page Six.
Born Belcalis Almanzar, the 33-year-old added that she is "very honest" with the public and revealed she "got two lipos and one ass reduction." She also said, "I like my body how it looks right now. I'm comfortable in my skin."
Why won't she get another reduction or lipo?
Cardi explained she "can't just go and lipo my butt because my skin is kinda loose." That looseness, she said, is "why my ass shakes so much."
A simple lipo reduction, she warned, could make her butt "drop." The alternative would mean cutting herself open. "I'm not cutting myself. I'm not sitting down for four months," the Grow-Good Beauty founder said. "I'm outside, like I said."
She framed the earlier reduction around her size. "First thing first, I am a small girl," she shared, noting her mom, sister, and aunts are petite too.
How did past injections and surgery shape this moment?
Page Six reported the WAP rapper received biopolymer injections — silicone-based fillers not approved by the FDA — in 2014 when she was 21. In 2018, she said she got illegal butt injections in a Queens basement for $800, describing extreme pain and leakage for days in a GQ interview.
Last year, the mom of four said on the Call Her Daddy podcast that she had butt reduction surgery to remove some biopolymers, comparing the top of her butt to a tummy tuck and noting that area is numb. She has also had teeth veneers and a breast augmentation, and in 2019 vowed never to get plastic surgery again.
On the Live, she pushed back at fans who credit surgery whenever she looks good. "So shut the f--k up! It just gives straight, hater," she said, urging people to enjoy their lives. She also shared that she eats grilled chicken and salmon and drinks fiber beverages when aiming to look "snatched."