Nobody expects you to look the identical at your thirtieth highschool reunion as you probably did in your senior promenade image – except, in fact, you’re a Hollywood actress. Simply ask Lela Rochon. With roles in movies like “Boomerang” and “Ready to Exhale,” she was identified within the Nineteen Nineties for her scene-stealing beauty.
But in recent times, Rochon has caught some criticism for gaining weight, with some even citing it as the explanation director Antoine Fuqua, her husband of 26 years was caught hanging round with Eddie Murphy’s ex, Nicole Murphy.
Nevertheless it appears to be like just like the star has been residing her finest life currently, and after years of being trolled on-line for gaining weight Rochon has a message for the haters – “How you want me now?”
In 2019 and 2020, Rochon obtained some on-line criticism for trying much less like the article of their want 25 years in the past.
“She doesn’t look the identical,” somebody wrote within the feedback of a January 2020 Instagram picture she posted of herself and Tina Knowles.
Rochon just lately sat down with Sherri Shepherd to debate her newest challenge, taking part in crime boss Massive Shirley Duncan on the BET+ drama, “The Household Enterprise: New Orleans.” Throughout their February 19 dialog, Shepherd requested Rochon about the opportunity of a “Ready to Exhale” reboot in honor of the movie’s thirtieth anniversary this yr. The actress stated she couldn’t assure followers would get their want, however she additionally took the time to clap again at individuals who have come at her for her appears to be like.
“So all y’all that be saying, ‘She don’t look the identical.’ Don’t anticipate me to look the identical,” Rochon instructed Shepherd. “It’s been 30 years.”
After the interview, followers defended Rochon fiercely on-line, mentioning that males hardly ever obtain the identical criticism for placing on just a few kilos.
“It’s been actually 30 years. And the unhappy half is these trade males develop previous and no one bothers to deal with them this manner however let one of many girls develop previous and she or he has to cope with this each few days. MOST PEOPLE don’t look the identical method they regarded 30 years in the past,” wrote somebody on Instagram.
Rochon hasn’t appeared to let any of the web chatter get one of the best of her. The truth is, she’s trying happier than ever in her newest social media posts, together with a beautiful February 17 Instagram picture dump she tagged, “By no means hand over on u! 💙”