Christina Hendricks is not your typical Hollywood actress. Nope. Bobble-head. Nope. Size zero. Nope. Instead, Christina Hendricks is not only known for her scene-stealing turn as Joan Holloway in AMC’s hit show, “Mad Men,” but she also is known to be proud of her curves even if the New York Times disagrees with them.
Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee and Twin Falls, Idaho, Hendricks started off as a teen model and appeared in various plays before making her way to Hollywood.

And now that she’s here, Hendricks graces the cover of Health Magazine and talks about being “sexy and confident” as Joan Draper, loving her curves, and how does she get that glowy skin? Here are some notable quotes:

On Women saying that they’d prefer to have her body more than any other actress:
Really? They don’t say Jessica Alba? ’Cause that’s what I say! [Laughs.] It’s such a compliment, because of all those times I had agents who were like, “You have to lose some weight,” and all of a sudden, people are celebrating it. It’s like: “Oh, thank you! Thank you for letting me be me.”

On Negativity on the Internet:
It’s weird, but it doesn’t surprise me. I made the grave mistake after one awards show of reading comments online about what I wore, and I was like, [gasps] “Oh my God, people are so mean!” I still remember all those negative comments, despite all the wonderful positivity. That’s why we’re all in therapy! [We remember] the 10 bad things that happen to us instead of the 100 nice ones.

On Body Confidence:
I guess my mom raised me right. She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say, “I feel fat.” Back when I was modeling, the first time I went to Italy I was having cappuccinos every day, and I gained 15 pounds. And I felt gorgeous! I would take my clothes off in front of the mirror and be like, Oh, I look like a woman. And I felt beautiful, and I never tried to lose it, ’cause I loved it.

Skin Secrets:
I moisturize all the time. I really like 3LAB and Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate. Also, I’ll be cooking and so dry from washing my hands, I’ll just take olive oil and be like, “Ahh!” [gestures bathing her arms and face in olive oil]. On Mad Men, we use so much powder—it was such a matte look in the ’60s. And no one wore lip gloss either. Sometimes, they’ll powder your lips—whoo! It’s brutal. So in between shots I’m like [in scratchy voice] “Can I just get some ChapStick please?”

For the entire interview, check out Health.com

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