Actor Erica Fernandes has opened up about getting physique shamed when she starred in films within the South Indian movie trade. In a brand new interview, Erica talked about how she needed to put on a ‘lot of padding’ as ‘they wished voluptuous ladies’. Recalling the time, she mentioned that she additionally needed to placed on thigh pads which made her really feel disrespected.
Erica has featured in a number of regional movies reminiscent of Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu (Tamil) in 2013, Ninnindale (Kannada), Galipatam (Telugu) and Virattu (Tamil) in 2014. The Telugu model Dega was launched in the identical 12 months. She additionally starred in Vizhithiru (Tamil) in 2017.
In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Erica mentioned, “I was thin-shamed a lot and I was very skinny compared to whatever they expected me to or a South actress needed to be at that point, so they wanted voluptuous women so they used to stuff me. I used to wear a lot of padding and I used to feel very-very bad because it’s uncomfortable like you’re not accepting the person the way they are. They used to put padding everywhere. I had thigh pads and everywhere it used to be. I used to feel disrespected, it used to be like that but I’m glad that is that’s not the case anymore and people have moved on from that. Things are different right now which is very good.”
Speaking about her relationship standing, Erica mentioned that she is at present single. “It was kind of an off-and-on relationship that I had for about three and a half years. But, it didn’t work. People comment on why have I never mentioned who was my boyfriend at that point in time. Because I have never mentioned anybody’s names before because that’s respect. You know, no one wants the world to know their name or who I am with. That’s the respect I have shown. It should be like that. I have never hidden and I don’t find the need to hide anything.”
Erica has gained a number of titles through the years together with Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face 2011 and Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra in 2010 and 2011 respectively. After that includes in a number of movies, in 2016, she made her tv debut with Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi the place she portrayed Dr Sonakshi Bose, reverse Shaheer Sheikh.
Erica portrayed the position of Prerna Sharma in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, reverse Parth Samthaan, from 2018-2020. Last 12 months, she reprised her position within the third season of Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi: Nayi Kahaani.
