'Jane the Virgin' Star Gina Rodriguez Speaks Out on Hollywood Criticism
Emma October 19, 2014
Gina Rodriguez was told she'd never make it as a leading lady in Hollywood due to her weight issues.
The Jane The Virgin star was diagnosed with a thyroid disease when she was a student at New York University and as well as struggling to stay awake, she couldn't control her weight gain.
As she embarked on an acting career, she was told time and time again by casting agents that she was too overweight to become a star.
Now fronting our favorite pilot of the fall, the CW comedy Jane The Virgin, Rodriguez recalls, "I've always thought, 'I will be a lead and I will be able to empower people around me…' and then I was told, 'No, you're not skinny enough to be a lead, you're not pretty enough'."
The actress has turned to holistics to help battle her weight and hormone issues, but reveals she learned she's also fighting the more serious condition Hashimoto's thyroiditis just after filming the pilot of her new show.
She says, "I was training for a half marathon and I went to see my holistic doctor right after the marathon was done. (She said), 'You have Hashimoto's and to be honest, I don't know how you're standing right now and why you're not asleep. I thought somebody would be bringing you here… Your blood tests are, like, off the charts'.
"I was like, 'I just ran a half marathon three days ago. I just bike rode, like, 12 miles here…!' She goes, 'Aren't you tired?' and I was like, 'Yeah, but you get up and push forward!' It's mind over matter."
We think she looks absolutely beautiful, and she is an inspiration to us! Keep being awesome Gina!
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