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TARA Reid, one of the sexiest actresses of the 90s, has looked unrecognizable decades after she found fame.
The American Pie actress showed off her current true appearance in a promotion for a new reality show.
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Tara has joined the cast of the upcoming second season of Special Forces.
The Fox show puts celebrities through the same types of demanding training exercises military personnel must pass.
In a trailer for the new season, the tasks take their toll on many of the new competitors.
Tara, 47, can be seen wiping tears away from her face after a grueling run in the snow.
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The Big Lebowski star, who has been in and out of rehab following problems with alcohol, looked weathered without any makeup.
She had heavy bags under her eyes and an overall tired look, especially when breaking down in front of some of the drill sergeants.
"I get bullied a lot," she confesses to one coach, explaining her motivation for joining the show. "I just wish I could be a stronger person."
TARA'S PAIN
Two years ago, Tara revealed how she sank to an all time low after her mother passed away, followed by online trolls posting vile messages saying they hoped she would "die next."
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Devastated Tara, who has battled bullies for over a decade, felt the attacks went “too deep” after she had posted a heartfelt tribute to her mom, Donna, who passed away just two years after father Tom.
In an interview with the FYI TV show Hollywood Disclosure, she confessed that while she has become "numb" to nasty comments about her weight, receiving abuse about her dead mother made her angry.
“One of the worst ones I got was when my mother passed away and I wrote, 'I just lost my mother today' - a very sentimental thing - and all these people went on and they’re like, ‘Good, you should die, you should be dead next. Hahaha,’" she told interviewer Serena DC.
“You know ...it's your mother.
“That one went way too deep. There is always a skinny thing and this and that, but I don't care about that.
“When it comes to my family or the loss of a mother or father and you're making fun of it and telling me I should be dead next, that's not right. Well that one made me angry."
HEART BREAK
In her original post from 2018, she had written alongside a photo of her mother and father on their wedding day: “My heart breaks - Who am I gonna call everyday, what do I do? 2 yrs ago I lost my father and I never felt such a pain.
"Now I just lost my mom. But the one thing I know is they are together again.
"Mom & Dad, I love you! RIP, your baby girl Tara."
The American Pie star admitted she is “not scared” to fight or answer back to online haters, but concerned it would be bad for her image.
“You kind of get scared to even write something back," she said.
“There's times they wrote something to me and I wanted to slam them right back because I'm not scared to.
“But then I realize if I do that, it's going to be in the paper the next day and it's going to make me look like I gave in.”
PRICE OF FAME
The New Jersey raised star, also known as April Wexler in the six Sharknado films, believes her success has increased the abuse.
“I had rocks getting thrown at me, I had a song made about me. You know, when it comes to being famous, like we are, we get shamed on a much much different level than a regular girl.
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“It's hard but just think with a regular girl that doesn't know how to be famous, doesn't know anything about it, say five people write about her. She’d go crazy.
“Just in general bullying needs to stop, it's not nice. If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. Or if you're going to say something mean, I guess tell your friend but tell them not to tell someone else.”
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