Jan 7, 2011 20:31 GMT  ·  By

Former Disney star Raven Symone unveiled a new, more toned and slimmer body at the 2011 People’s Choice Awards but, in an interview with People, she says she still considered herself pretty fabulous when she was heavier too.

Perhaps even more so than today. Back when she packed a few more pounds, she knew people were looking at her for a reason – now, they’re simply ogling her, she says.

“I thought I looked fabulous before and nobody else did. So, whatever,” the actress tells People on the red carpet at the awards ceremony, referring to her amazing weight loss.

Moreover, there are times when she actually wishes she had her former body back, because she finds she’s not entirely comfortable with the kind of attention she’s getting.

“Actually, now I wear bigger clothes because I don’t like the way people stare at me,” she says. In other words, she thinks people are too obvious in their appreciation of her new body.

“I liked it before. Now, you’re just looking at me for the wrong reasons. Before, you were actually looking at me for a real reason,” the actress says.

When it comes to the reason she gained the weight in the first place, Symone says stress had a lot to do with it. She’s just shot a pilot for a new television series and is making a point of being less stressed out – and it shows in her figure.

“That’s what stress does to you,” she says of the stress of working on “That’s So Raven.” “I’ve been not stressing. I’ve been in my own house, decorating and finding hobbies,” the star explains.

Dressed in all-black ensemble made of a low-cut ruffled top with leather pants and black Louboutins, Symone certainly offered no indication that she was uncomfortable with all eyes on her at the People’s Choice Awards 2011, that’s how fabulous she looked.