And yet, there’s so much more to Mendes than just herRiverdalecharacter Veronica.
Although Mendes shares some of her onscreen counterpart’s fiery energy, she’s considerably more laidback.
This is the untold truth of Camila Mendes.
“I was a cranberry and I had my own solo song.
I had a duet.
It was a duet.
I’m getting carried away,” she recalled.
Even back then, the burgeoning performer was eager to be taken seriously.
By senior year, Mendes was headed for New York City.
“I got thetattooafter my freshman year,” Mendes recalled, fighting back tears.
What’s my brand?'"
She noted, “I don’t feel the need to brand myself.
In fact, I feel the need to purposely not brand myself.”
Her character is totally different from Veronica Lodge, but that’s the point.
But the part of Veronica Lodge, didn’t come easily to Camila Mendes.
In fact, as she revealed toW, getting it was kind of a nightmare.
“I had the most harrowing audition process.
Thankfully, it all worked out in the end, butRiverdalecertainly was a first job well earned.
TheRiverdalestar obsessed over being thin from a young age and her changing, more womanly body caused serious alarm.
“About a year ago, I got to a point when I realized I needed to see someone.
Now she can relax and be comfortable in her own skin.
“She also cured my addiction to dieting.
I was always on some kind of weird diet, but I haven’t been on one since.
I’m very proud of myself,” she shared.
“Often, these people are basically children,” she toldRefinery29.
The actress gave an incredibly frank interview withNylonabout how difficult she finds it not sharing everything with the world.
“I’m so willing to talk about anything at any given moment in time.
I thrive off that.
I have to actively make a run at keep things private,” she shared.
“My first instinct is to be open.
Most of the time, I’m like, ‘F**k it!.
I’m just going to talk about this.’
I am not precious about a lot of stuff.”
She continued, “I actuallywouldprobably do that.
I really don’t care.
Sometimes, it’s not really worth it,” she explained.
“The show is fictional.
I don’t have an attachment to it.
All [I’m attached] to is my character.
Whatever direction the writers take, I will make it work.
I always make it work,” she stated.
For instance, as reported byE!
People’s Choice Awards.
He only eats cashews rolled in cheese.”
“I’m baby dragon!
I’m just like a baby dragon,” she admitted.
I’m cute, but psycho.”
As the actress gushed toW, the decision to make them Latino really touched her heart.
We do well, we’re go-getters," she explained.
It’s funny the amount of people who got upset when it was announced that I wasn’tdatingK.J.
You don’t know K.J.
Mendes reasoned in an interview withRefinery29.
“If we were supposed to, we would be in love right now.
If we were supposed to date, we would be dating.
But we’re not, for a reason.”
but that doesn’t mean we should date!"
As she toldWomen’s Health, a childhood of moving around left her feeling fractured.
“You’re constantly saying goodbye to people, and you’re constantly being removed from your identity.
“We finally have a home,” she gushed.
