Salma Hayek, the Hollywood beauty, has shared her experience of enduring “severe, severe depression” caused by acne and being overweight during her early career as an actress.
Once a celebrated Latino star, she reveals that her experience at 25 while striving to enter the film industry was quite different.
“You want to talk about bad skin? I had acne,” she recounted.
“And this acne was so severe that it plunged me into severe, severe depression.
“It was so debilitating that I couldn’t leave the house.
“The next phase of that kind of depression is food – either too much or too little. Can you guess my response?
“I was overweight and struggling with my skin. I couldn’t step outside, and I couldn’t manage to pay the rent!”
She attributes her learned coping mechanisms to director Alfonso Cuaron, who taught her “to meditate, to relax,” adding that Accutane ultimately “cured” her acne.
Regarding more invasive cosmetic procedures, she emphasizes: “Botox – trust me, I’ve been tempted, but I resist!”
by Helena Bryanlith
