Camila Mendes actually simply needed to be an actor. When her large break got here within the type of touchdown the function of Veronica Lodge within the now hit collection Riverdale, nonetheless, issues modified. The 24-year-old determined to make use of the social media platform she had quickly acquired (of over 15 million followers) to talk out about points that mattered to her, bravely opening up about societal pressures round weight-reduction plan, disordered consuming, and her personal experiences with physique picture.
Shortly after the second season of Riverdale premiered in October 2017, Camila introduced that she had partnered with Venture HEAL to assist make therapy accessible to anybody affected by an consuming dysfunction. In the identical publish on Instagram, Camila revealed for the primary time that she too had struggled with consuming problems up to now. She has since continued to share her story, and the next 12 months, she proclaimed that she was performed with weight-reduction plan.
In an interview with POPSUGAR forward of her look at POPSUGAR Play/Floor, Camila opened up about what led to her choice to return ahead together with her story. She additionally provided recommendation for these scuffling with physique picture and defined how typically self-care is so simple as cleansing your residing area.
