SHARON ROONEY — DIET AND EXERCISE

At the young age of 16, the Scottish actress Sharon Rooney decided to enroll in a performing arts course. She was determined to be an actress, and this decision to enroll at Hull University as part of her investment planning toward an acting career. She was eventually cast for the leading role in My Mad Fat Diary. The comedy-drama TV series achieved success, and Rooney earned a BAFTA nomination for her debut role. The recognition she received was one of the deciding factors for her future projects.

When the series ended, the actress experienced weight-loss. Throughout all that, she made it clear that a person’s character mattered more than their appearance. Enjoying life was still more important to the actress than meeting other people’s expectations, and we couldn’t agree more. Sure losing weight and fitting in with beauty standards is kind of a nice feeling, but being content and happy with the body you have is a liberating feeling. We sure applaud Sharon’s decision.