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'I was malnourished at that point': Mariah Carey opens up about her much slimmer figure from 1990's 'Vision of Love'

Published: 17:12 EST, 3 December 2016 | Updated: 17:47 EST, 3 December 2016

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She's known for her gravity defying curves.

But when Mariah Carey first hit the music scene in 1990 at the tender age of 20, the Long Island songstress was noticeably slimmer than she is today.

Now, in a new interview with Australia's Stellar magazine, the 47-year-old has referred to her younger self as 'malnourished.'

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Now and then: Mariah Carey has opened up about her malnourished figure in 1990's 'Vision of Love' (R), which is noticeably slimmer to her more recent physique (L)

Speaking about the music video for her debut single 'Vision of Love,' the diva said: 'I was malnourished at that point, pretty much, for real.'

She continued: 'When I look back, I’d been through a lot already. I had a very difficult childhood.'

Mariah's weight has famously yo-yoed over the years.

'I was malnourished at that point, pretty much, for real,' the now 47-year-old told Stellar magazine on Sunday

Bombshell: These days, the busty diva is known for her incredible curves

In 2011, she signed on to become the face of Jenny Craig after gaining weight during her pregnancy with twins Moroccan and Monroe.

She credited the weight loss program for a 30-pound (13.6 kgs) weight loss.

The starlet later gained the pounds back, before going on a diet for her now canceled wedding to ex-fiancé James Packer.

Slender: Mariah showed off her incredible physique at the 1998 Video Music Awards

Busting out: The Heartbreaker beauty was looking slender in 2000 as she promoted her album 'Rainbow'

Speaking about her 'bleak ' diet to the Sunday Times in March, the Obsessed hitmaker said: 'I overuse the word because there is a lot of bleakness going on.'

She added: 'My bleak diet is horrendous, but I don't want to tell anyone about it because it's none of their business.'

The superstar is currently busy promoting her new E! reality show Mariah's World.

Better than ever: The starlet looked incredible at an event in May after going on a diet to lose weight for her now canceled wedding to ex-fiancé James Packer