Mindy Kaling admitted that she wanted to stay healthy for her children and “live at least another 20 years.”
In a recent conversation with Rush, the Not suitable for work The creator got honest about her weight loss journey and the public attention surrounding her appearance, sharing that her main goal now is long-term health, rather than just “vanity reasons.”
“When I was younger, I wanted to lose weight for vanity reasons. Now I want to lose weight or have lost weight because I want to prevent things like diabetes,” she admitted.
In response to her fans’ concerns about her health and how an actor’s weight endears them to their fanbase, Mindy said, “Sometimes it’s not fun when one of your favorite actors loses weight. You have an idea of what they were like when you became attached to them, and it endeared them to you.”
She continued: “Of course it’s never a pleasure to be scrutinized, but I really understand it too, as someone who consumes pop culture.”
Mindy, mother of three children, Katherine, Spencer and Anne, explained her choice for a healthy lifestyle, coupled with her desire to add more years to her life.
”Do I have to wake up every day thinking, ‘I look great and I’m so gorgeous’? No, not surprising, but I really feel so healthy,” she noted
Mindy shared that she could possibly have diabetes, having had it on both sides of her family, adding, “Trying to avoid things like that will, I think, benefit my longevity, and that’s my goal.”
