Zhalay Sarhadi is an actress who is known for her bold opinions, straight-forwardness and talent. She is a great friend, artist and woman. She is also very vocal about social issues and speaks openly about things that are otherwise considered taboo in society while every second woman goes through it. She was a guest on Frieha Altaf’s FWhy podcast and shared a lot about her journey and experiences.
Zhalay has previously shared how she has gone through some bad miscarriages. She revealed that she got misdiagnosed during her second miscarriage and went through an infection and a very bad procedure. Her first pregnancy was very normal and she had her daughter thus going through what she did afterwards was draining physically and emotionally. She also got hypothyroidism after one of the miscarriages and this is a condition she has to deal with constantly.
This is what she shared:
She also spoke about her body dysmorphia and how she has dealt with the condition. She also shared that her condition is innate and she did not get it by bullying but nowadays only a specific type of look is acceptable for television, a certain height, fair complexion and straight hair. She also spoke about how she has seen perfectly beautiful models getting advised to get fillers injected or cut down their 10 pounds of weight when they are already skinny.
Here is what she shared: