During the first episode of Shape Of You, in mid of a conversation with Shilpa Shetty Jacqueline Fernandez opened up on her struggling days back during her pageant days. The actress also further opened up on having unusual food habits back then. Read below to know the scoop-
She said, “In my 20s I did go through quite a lot of eating issues. A lot. It happened because of my pageant days, I did not realise then but to be appearing on an international platform at the age of 19 (had its own pressures). That is when the pressure really got to me, I did not know how to handle it. Food became the enemy. That then continued in my 20s and continued (when I became an actor) being in front of the camera.”
She added, “Like (I would worry about) how I am going to look in front of the camera. It was like you would punish yourself for eating. But, I was blessed that I was able to overcome it. Slowly, it took time. There would be times when I would be go for months and would be okay and then something would happen, and I would go back into the habit. I was quite horrible actually, but it was definitely something that made me stronger and much more aware of food.” as quoted by Koi Moi
She further said that one actor asked her to be like Shilpa Shetty when she used to be too choosy with food on the sets.
