Camila Mendes on Representation, ED Recovery, & What's Next

Going Mental with Eileen Kelly

Eileen Kelly

Eileenkelly, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Mentalhealth

4.8 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Camila Mendes is a Brazilian-American actress best known for her role as Veronica Lodge on The CW's Riverdale. She talks through her upbringing, her views on romance (including past relationships and current dating life), recovering from an eating disorder, and putting her mental health before fame. She also discusses her role in creating more opportunities for Latinas in entertainment.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.1	Welcome to Going Mental. This is your host,
0:06.5	Eileen Kelly. I'm interested in the things many of us face, but don't always talk about.
0:12.2	On the show, not only will I be sharing more about my own anxiety as in depression,
0:16.7	but I'm also going to be talking to a wide range of guests
0:19.2	about their own mental health journeys,
0:21.1	along with professionals who are going to help educate you
0:23.7	and me on the ins and outs of mental illness. Can't wait for you to hear what's in
0:27.8	store.
0:30.8	On today's episode, I'm joined by Brazilian American actress Camilla Mendez.
0:39.0	She is best known for her role as Veronica Lodge on the C. W.'s Riverdale. She boasts over 25 million followers
0:46.8	on Instagram. She has appeared in the films The New Romantic, The Perfect Date, Dangerous Lies, palm springs, and do revenge.
0:55.0	And she is also the creative director of Loopes Beauty,
0:59.0	which my fridge is actually full of right now.
1:03.8	Thank you for being here today.
1:05.1	I'm so happy to be here.
1:06.1	Let's start it off.
1:06.7	Can you introduce yourself for my listeners?
1:08.8	My name is Camille Mendez.
1:11.4	I am an actress, period.
1:15.6	That you are.
1:16.8	Okay, give me a little background where you grew up.
	...

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