Camila Mendes is relatively new in the business, starting her career in 2016. But despite being just in the industry for almost seven years, she has already made a name for herself.
Mendes is now known for the TV series Riverdale and other movies like Do Revenge. So, take a look at the 28-year-old's blossoming career and growing net worth.
Camila Mendes' Acting Career
A year after starting her career, the actress debuted on The CW teen drama series Riverdale in 2017, winning the Teen Choice Award for Choice Scene Stealer in the same year. The show is still running and in its final season today.
She also made it to the big screen with the romantic comedy The New Romantic and made several Netflix original films, like The Perfect Date, Dangerous Lies, and Do Revenge.
Mendes also starred in the Hulu sci-fi comedy Palm Springs.
With her stunning looks, she has also graced the covers of several magazines, like Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, and Seventeen. She also did the ads for John Frieda hair care and Secret antiperspirant.
With these to her name, Mendes has already amassed a net worth of $4 million.
Camila Mendes Reveals Eating Disorder
Meanwhile, Mendes gets real about her eating disorder, which worsened when she was doing Riverdale Season 1.
On the Thursday episode of the Going Mental podcast via People, she admitted to the host Eileen Kelly that she had dealt with body image issues since childhood. However, her insecurities went to the roof during her show's debut season.
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"I would watch every episode and be like, 'Oh my God, my stomach there… I was, like, so insecure, and it really fueled my eating disorder," she said.
"When you're in your early 20s, like, your body is fluctuating...my body hadn't settled into itself yet," she added. "I was looking at myself, taking myself apart. My stomach, you know, my arms, my chin, anything—I would obsess over."
Aside from her health, her insecurities also affected her work.
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"It kind of got in the way of my acting because when I was acting on camera … it really f---s with your process," she stated.
Eventually, Mendes sought a nutritionist's help to overcome her fears of certain foods.
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