Mindy Kaling admits she felt ‘unattractive’ growing up as Meghan Markle describes herself as ‘ugly duckling’ in Archetypes podcast
metro.co.ukMeghan Markle was a ‘loner’ and ‘ugly duckling’ growing up as she admits she also struggled with feeling unattractive.The actress discussed the stigma and stereotypes around being a single woman in her 40s in the newest episode of Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast where she said she feels like ‘old mother hubbard’ but is genuinely happy without a relationship.In the podcast, the pair spoke about their childhoods and how they viewed themselves, with Meghan describing herself as an ‘ugly duckling,’ which Mindy couldn’t believe.Mindy, 43, opened up on her own childhood, saying she always felt ‘self-conscious’ and ‘unattractive,’ and this led to her staying in relationships where she was unhappy.The Always Sunny In Philadelphia star responded to a comment from Meghan who suggested that ‘a lot of women would perhaps sadly, rather be with the person who is not right for them than to be alone.’‘I’ve been that person,’ Mindy admitted.‘I’ve been in relationships where I’m like “That should have been a six month relationship, and instead it dragged on for two and a half years.”‘Asked why she believes that is, Mindy explained: ‘I grew up a dark-skinned, Indian girl, overweight, glasses, in the lily-white suburbs of Boston, never thinking I was attractive.‘I think a feeling of belonging was if a man deigns to make you their girlfriend. ‘You can’t shake that stuff.
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