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Actress Bella Thorne struggled to fit in as a half-Latina with blonde hair and fair skin. In order to feel closer to her Latin heritage, which she got from her Cuban father Delancey Reinaldo “Rey” Thorne, the 22-year-old star darkened her skin and tresses.

“Honestly I wish I looked more Latin so I could feel more Latin, so I could feel closer to my father and be prouder of my heritage…to wear my heritage on my skin. It’s just hard sometimes when no one thinks u are who u are…and everyone wants u to be something else,” she said on Instagram.

Bella added: “Being Cuban/Latin in most people’s eyes means having dark eyes, dark hair, and dark skin, I’m naturally blonde I have hazel brown eyes and I try not to go in the sun because skin cancer runs in my family…” —IANS