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Christina Ricci Opens Up About Learning to Love Herself More: 'It Doesn't Matter If I'm Beautiful or Not' (Exclusive)

Christina Ricci says she has learned to care less about her looks while speaking to PEOPLE at the 'Yellowjackets' season 3 FYC Event at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif. The actress also shared how her daughter, Cleo, 3, has helped teach her to worry less about her body.

Christina Ricci spoke to PEOPLE exclusively at a Yellowjackets season 3 event at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif. Ricci, 45, shared that she has learned to separate her external appearance from who she is as a person — and that she tries to impart this outlook on her 3-year-old daughter, Cleo The actress said: "I think the biggest trick that's ever been played on the female race is keeping us so preoccupied with our appearance that we can't focus on what's really important" “I talk about how strong she is, how hard she tried, how smart she is, how funny she is — all the things that have to do with personality [...] and identity because I think the biggest trick that's ever been played on the female race is keeping us so preoccupied with our appearance that we can't focus on what's really important,” Ricci says. Ricci, who is also mom to son, Freddie, 10, additionally told the outlet that she developed an eating disorder during puberty — which is partly why she works hard to ensure her kids have a healthy relationship with food.

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