Janet Jackson is Nutrisystem's New Spokeswoman

Janet Jackson has been very quiet this past year, not speaking publicly throughout the Conrad Murray trial, but she is now back in the public eye as the new face and body of Nutrisystem. 

As someone who admits that she's up-and-down with her weight, she opened up to Good Morning America on why she decided to work with Nutrisystem. 

"it's a matter of leaning how to keep it off, that maintenance, and they have a program for that. My success plan is to feel healthy and to feel good about me," says Jackson. 

Even though Jackson spent the majority of her career in a crop top that showcased rock-hard abs, she admits she never felt comfortable in her body. 

She said her body insecurities started as a kid, "being the baby of the family, you get teased. Michael teased me about my butt being too big, and I carried that thru my adult life, but they were names of endearment."

She also says that when she was a child actress on "Good Times" that the wardrobe lady said, "I'm gonna bind your chest, because your chest is too big," and while I consider that to be a "good problem" telling that to a pre-teen girl is gonna screw up your body image for many years to come.

Jackson admits, "The following season they told me to loose weight. I internalized it and i never told anyone about it, i just kept it inside for years."