Mischa Barton refuses to let photographers make her feel down after snaps of her with large amounts of cellulite on his bottom and thighs were printed in magazines.

The former O.C. star has no qualms with her body, even though the world was aghast at holiday pictures of her cottage cheese butt.

She says, "Every woman has cellulite. I've never claimed to have a perfect body.

"I eat healthy, I work out. I feel very comfortable. I come from a European family that's always very comfortable with their bodies. You are what you are as a woman.

"If I'm in shape and I'm fulfilling my role as an actress, then that's all that matters to me. There's been a lot of nasty gossip written about me. If I was to cry over every single thing, I'd be the most depressed person ever."

But the actress admits she has let negative press attention get to her in the past: "Trust me, there have been some low points in my life where I got really depressed about it, but in general, I find it's smarter to not get depressed and not feed into it."

If you want to feel better about your own cellulite, see the A-list stars with their cottage cheese hanging out here.