Priyanka Chopra is now on the headlines as she is casted to take on the role of a sexy and fierce agent in ABC's hit series "Quantico." Chopra however had her fair share of downfalls as she was bullied when she was younger. As per E! Online, she openly shared that her experiences helped her take on her role.
Chopra maybe a beauty queen, or even a megastar in Bollywood, but she went through the same struggles a normal girl has. The 33-year-old has a lot of pressure bestowed upon her as she is now the first South Asian Woman to headline an American Network drama series. During her exclusive interview with "New You", she shared her self-esteem issues as well as her other struggles.
"I come from a really small town called Bareilly in India. If I can sit here today doing this interview, talking about an international TV show and almost 50 Hindi movies behind me, it can happen for anyone. I had major self-esteem issues growing up and was always very nervous and scared as a kid. I was bullied in school. But I got up one day and said, 'Enough, the color of my skin, the hair I have-there are so many things about me that may not be conventional. But as soon as I chose to own it and walk out the door wearing confidence, people looked at me differently."
She was then asked by the New You website if she's passionate towards putting an importance in girls being independent, to which she answered that she was taught and raised by both her parents to be independent.
"I feel extremely passionate about girls being able to be independent. My parents taught me that; I was raised like that. My parents never differentiated my brother and me. We were raised equally. We were taught to have opinions, make decisions, and have the courage of conviction. I believe girls all over the world [have been] raised to believe that we need to be protected, or need someone else to feel validated and strong. Now we are in a time where we are enough. We are complete as ourselves, and our flaws make us unique. Perfection is boring anyway. As soon as you find and identify your flaws, there's no one who can be like you. From that you can take your confidence.
Catch her as the sexy, badass Alex Parrish on "Quantico" every Sundays on ABC.