Tamera and Tia Mowry.Photo: Araya Diaz/WireImage
Tia Mowryand her twin sisterTamera Mowryare twinning in more ways than one in a cute childhood photo.
TheFamily Reunionstar, 43, posted an Instagram snapshot of her andTheRealalum rocking matching outfits. Their mother, Darlene Mowry, was also featured in the throwback.
“You better believe my mom put us in matching outfits, ya’ll! 🤣,” Tiawrotein the caption.
With their hair in pigtails with bows, Tia and Tamera wore beige, short-sleeved polos and rainbow-patterned belts.
Pointing out the vintage accessory, Tia added, “And I still remember that belt too!”
Last February, Tia opened up about discrimination she’s faced over her hair, admitting it took time to fully appreciate and love her coily curls.
“When we were younger, it was wonderful being able to wear our natural hair. People were always like, ‘Oh, you’re so cute. We love your curls,'” Tia recalled in an essay penned forELLE’s State of Black Beauty package.
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While she got compliments for her curls as a child, in her teen years onSister, Sister, Tia began feeling pressure to straighten her hair. “But as we went into adulthood, you could see that when we became teenagers in the show, we ended up straightening our hair. It was such a pivotal moment in the series because it was also a reflection of what was being pushed as ‘beautiful’ in society,” she said, noting that the times she flat ironed her hair “damaged my natural curls.”
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Tia soon started to become insecure with her natural hair. “In this business, if I had my hair curly, I was told, ‘Can you pull that back?’ On auditions, I was told, ‘It’s distracting.’ But I thank God that my mom told us, ‘Do not allow this business to define you. Do not allow this business to define your happiness. Do not allow this business to define your value,'” she said. “I believe that’s what saved us from falling into the pit of childhood stardom.”
When Tia got older and noticed other Black women celebrating their beauty on social media platforms like Instagram, she was inspired to do the same. “It ignited a fire in me. That led me to do my first big chop because I was ready to embrace and celebrate who I am and what my beauty is. I’ve been having that wonderful love affair ever since,” she toldELLE.
source: people.com
