From insecure teen to royal TV star — she nearly died after giving birth
She also faced challenges early in her acting career, partly because she was seen as “ethnically ambiguous.” As she put it, “I wasn’t black enough for the black roles and I wasn’t white enough for the white ones.”
By her twenties, the pressure to look and act perfect took its toll.
“It was a constant battle with myself… to be as cool/as hip/as smart/as ‘whatever’ as everyone else.”
At 33, though, things shifted.