Eva Mendes: 'I'm Not At All Ashamed Or Frightened About Showing My Body'
Access Hollywood - October 3, 2008 11:42 AM PDT
Access Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Eva Mendes' Calvin
Klein's Secret Obsession ad was deemed too racy for America last
August because the ad revealed too much skin. Now, the actress is
speaking out in the Spanish edition of Vogue in its November issue
about being censored, her sex symbol status and why she can
sometimes frighten her boyfriend.
The actress questioned why the original version of her
commercial, which showed a semi-nude Eva frolicking in a bed, was
not shown in America and only in Europe when other questionable
content in the media is left alone.
"I love my country, but I believe that we are too quick to
censor nudity," the actress told the Spanish edition of the fashion
mag. "We seem okay with violence, but nudity we race to criticize
and censor. I'm not at all ashamed or frightened about showing my
body."
And as for how Eva feels about being labeled a sex object, the
34-year-old adores it --as along it doesn't hurt her acting
career.
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"I love it!" she said of being deemed an object of desire. "But
it's not important to me to always be thought of as sexy. I like it
when it doesn't limit my career. It's a part of my life, but on a
secondary plane."
Eva says part of her job as a Calvin Klein model and actress is
keeping a watchful eye on what goes in her body.
"I try not to go crazy, but yes, I pay attention to what I eat.
I try to stay away from pasta, bread, cakes, sweets, cookies and
ice cream," "The Women" star told the mag.
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Something sweet Eva doesn't stay away from is her boyfriend --
unless she's in a heated mood.
"I don't usually lose my temper, but if I get angry, it's true - I'm scary," Eva revealed. "I scare my boyfriend!"
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Diane Boh really? she is not ashamed of her body? well, not when she looks like that? but its irritating and rude to hear her say it, it's like, boasting to the entire world that she does have that gorgeous body, it kinda grinds the message into the rest of the less fortunate with the fat and unsightly bodies what they don't have!!and that's just mean!!!report abuseposted October 7, 2008 4:41 PM PDT
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biancawatever slamma ur just jealous....wat a hater LMAO!!!!report abuseposted October 6, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
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ShyannI've seen more skin on a soap opera! What's the big deal? Hell that commercial with Paris on the car was way worse.. and she had a swimsuit on.report abuseposted October 6, 2008 3:36 PM PDT
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ashbabyright, just what a little kid needs to see..your boobs in a perfume ad eva...i think she pretty, but why do you have to show the entire world what you have? who knows what perv is looking at you.and as far as the violence goes, shes stupid for saying violence is bad but we show it and not nudity .......she has played in movies with violence.report abuseposted October 6, 2008 3:33 PM PDT
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Ximal Z----She is my favorite. Just saw her on milllionaire personals site """"~ W e a l t h y L o v i n g . c o m ~"""" last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship she is looking for on that site.Is she single again now?-☆☆☆☆------report abuseposted October 6, 2008 3:09 PM PDT
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Ximal Z----She is my favorite. Just saw her on milllionaire personals site """"~ W e a l t h y L o v i n g . c o m ~"""" last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship she is looking for on that site.Is she single again now?-☆☆☆☆------report abuseposted October 6, 2008 3:08 PM PDT
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Dr. StrangeGod should have wiped the human race off the face of the earth long ago...report abuseposted October 6, 2008 2:27 PM PDT
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Brown LobsterShe's Knockout Gorgeous & right on the money with her beliefs.report abuseposted October 6, 2008 2:23 PM PDT
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I'm also a proud American but I agree with Eva. America has been a wonderful country to be raised in, but our citizen's thinking scares and confuses me. We can show two people blowing each other up on a show but it's horrible to show two loving gay people get married? And everyone uses religion as the excuse. Excuse me, but last time I checked God didn't condone proreport abuseposted October 6, 2008 1:53 PM PDT
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Girl69Erin A you tell them race can be so beautiful we are all different n fabulous!!!report abuseposted October 6, 2008 1:12 PM PDT
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