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07.07.2022 / 04:59
How Gina Rodriguez battles unrealistic beauty standards using a self-love mantra
Gina Rodriguez is sharing her thoughts on body image, revealing that she struggled with mental health as she felt the pressure of Hollywood’s unrealistic beauty standards early in her career.The 37-year-old actress had an open conversation with Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen on the podcast Broad Ideas, explaining that she suffers from an autoimmune condition that directly affects the thyroid.Gina revealed to her fellow actresses that she has Hashimoto’s disease, which affects her metabolism. “I got an actor’s curse because it directly affects your metabolism, you know, you’re not producing the hormone that your body needs.”She continued, “So you, at times, it can feel like you have a loss of communication with this thing, that spacesuit that you’re in, and you’re just like, ‘Why don’t I have a grasp on shifting what this physical being is?’”However the star says she has been able to change her outlook on beauty standards, appreciating her body with an appreciative mantra.