Perdita
25-05-2008, 15:31
EastEnders star Samantha Janus has admitted that she goes to bed hungry each night because she is desperate to stay in shape.
The 36-year-old actress, who plays Ronnie Mitchell on the BBC One soap, claimed that she would be out of work if she did not battle to maintain her figure in this way.
"I go to bed hungry every night. It's a shi**y way to live. It's terrible and if I'm honest, yeah, it upsets me deeply," Janus, a mum of two, told the Sunday Mirror. "I miss being able to eat whatever want - I love food and love eating.
"But if I've had a big dinner or gorged on the kids' leftovers I'll eat virtually nothing the next day. Maybe a bowl of porridge or a salad to try to even it out."
"I'm not a character actress," she continued. "I'm known as a femme-fatale actress who's got older. If I let myself go and put on weight, no one would employ me. I'd love to think it wouldn't matter, but I have done it - and I didn't get any work. This is the way I make my money and support my family and I have to do it properly. And if I don't do it, I don't have an income."
Samantha also said that she can understand why celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie resort to extreme lengths to stay thin.
"At least I'm honest. I hate the way size zero women lie and say they eat normally," she said. "Women like Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie haven't always looked that thin. Being a size zero means your bones stick out and you get a bum like an 80-year-old. But I know why they do it - because there is huge pressure to look your best."
This comment no doubt will encourage some youngsters to do the same, even if they don't want to join tv land :angry:
The 36-year-old actress, who plays Ronnie Mitchell on the BBC One soap, claimed that she would be out of work if she did not battle to maintain her figure in this way.
"I go to bed hungry every night. It's a shi**y way to live. It's terrible and if I'm honest, yeah, it upsets me deeply," Janus, a mum of two, told the Sunday Mirror. "I miss being able to eat whatever want - I love food and love eating.
"But if I've had a big dinner or gorged on the kids' leftovers I'll eat virtually nothing the next day. Maybe a bowl of porridge or a salad to try to even it out."
"I'm not a character actress," she continued. "I'm known as a femme-fatale actress who's got older. If I let myself go and put on weight, no one would employ me. I'd love to think it wouldn't matter, but I have done it - and I didn't get any work. This is the way I make my money and support my family and I have to do it properly. And if I don't do it, I don't have an income."
Samantha also said that she can understand why celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie resort to extreme lengths to stay thin.
"At least I'm honest. I hate the way size zero women lie and say they eat normally," she said. "Women like Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie haven't always looked that thin. Being a size zero means your bones stick out and you get a bum like an 80-year-old. But I know why they do it - because there is huge pressure to look your best."
This comment no doubt will encourage some youngsters to do the same, even if they don't want to join tv land :angry: