Oct 23, 2007, 8:30 GMT
America Ferrera can't believe super-slim actresses like Eva Longoria and Jessica Alba are labelled "curvy".
09/16/2007 - America Ferrera - The 59th Annual Primetime EMMY Awards - Arrivals - Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Glenn Harris / PR Photos
The 'Ugly Betty' star insists she is more deserving of praise for her genuinely shapely figure than the two slender screen beauties.
She said: "There's just way too much attention placed on the way we look. I think it's hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on - they're not curvy. I'm curvy!
"I've been really lucky. Playing Betty has prepared me to be exactly who I am and not to change.
"What is normal now? Is it normal to be size zero? Starving yourself is not beautiful."
The 23-year-old actress loves the fact that playing the dowdy-looking Betty means she doesn't have to constantly worry about her appearance.
She added: "If I've gained a pound or lost a pound, or have food in my teeth, it all works for the show!"
Ferrera admits she does occasionally obsess over her appearance, but loves food to go on a diet to lose weight.
She told Britain's Star magazine: "There are times when I go to the gym and really try, and there are times when I just don't.
"Even if I wanted to be anorexic, I just don't have what it takes. After four hours of being anorexic, I'd be like, 'It has been four whole hours. Feed me!' "
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