Whilst you might not acknowledge her identify at first look, in the event you grew up as a Disney child, you realize Christy Carlson Romano. From being the voice of the enduring Kim Potential to her roles in generation-shaping Disney originals like Cadet Kelly and Even Stevens, Christy Carlson Romano is an icon of the early 2000s.

As everyone knows too properly, being a toddler star will not be straightforward, and comes with a whole lot of criticism from an early age which, as Carlson Romano revealed in a latest interview with PEOPLE, led to—in her case—physique picture points and a call to get breast implants which she’s “by no means regretted.”

Carlson Romano’s Breast Surgical procedure and Physique-Picture Journey

Whereas Carlson Romano simply celebrated turning 40, she remembers her teen years on Disney and the results it had on her self picture like they had been yesterday. “I keep in mind being within the information lately as a result of I discussed that my mother was kind of speaking to me about whether or not or not I ought to get [breast] implants,” Carlson Romano advised PEOPLE, “and I really had a extremely optimistic expertise all through that course of as a result of I had anyone to speak to.”

The actress went on to clarify that along with her mom’s steerage, she made the choice to get breast implants at 18. “And one factor I’ll say is that I do assume that my mother walked me by means of each step of it, and I by no means felt scared about that call,” she affirms. “The truth is, I’ve by no means regretted getting them accomplished. By no means as soon as.”

Carlson Romano has opened up concerning the body-image points that formed her resolution to get cosmetic surgery previously, explaining on her podcast Weak that she “had really had physique picture points after Cadet Kelly—large time. I had that very tight, inflexible uniform on for Jennifer Stone. And I keep in mind seeing—and a whole lot of occasions it comes up in memes—the place I’m standing face-to-face with [Hilary Duff] and I’m utterly flat-chested.” Romano went on to inform PEOPLE that, after expressing her discontent along with her physique to her mom, her self-proclaimed “stage mother” let her know that cosmetic surgery was an possibility, and guided her by means of the confidence-restoring journey that adopted.