Gina Rodriguez has unfurled up about her struggle with Hashimoto’s disease.
During an impression on Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen’s podcast Broad Ideas, the 37-year-old actor uttered about her battle with body image due to her diagnosis. According to the NHS, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is caused by the immune system attacking the thyroid gland, which damages it and makes it swell.
As the thyroid is destroyed over time, it’s unable to produce enough thyroid hormone. Speaking of her disease, Rodriguez said: I got an actor’s condemnation because it directly impacts your metabolism, you know, you’re not making the hormone that your body needs.
The Jane The Virgin star also spoke about how she began offering herself positive declarations as a result of her bodily changes. The American actor also shared that she has a heart-shaped birthmark on her thigh and why she determined not to cover it up during the show of Jane The Virgin. she said to others it may seem like a mark, right? And on Jane, it would always be like, Hey, can we get makeup to get that thing on her leg? I would consistently be like, No! It’s my birthmark! No, it’s a birthmark! No, it’s fine. You could just leave it, it’s fine, it’s a birthmark. Yeah, but I would make a joke. I’m like, I’m sure somebody’s going to say something about the birthmark. Got to cover the birthmark.
