When beautiful actress Kellita Smith landed a part on the late, great Bernie Mac's "The Bernie Mac Show," it gave her instant widespread recognition. She second-guessed herself after being told "No" twice when she auditioned for the part of Bernie's wife. After a month of interviews, she finally landed the job.
Smith co-starred alongside Mo'Nique in the Hair Show, and later appeared in Fair Game, King's Ransom, Roll Bounce, Three Can Play That Game and starred as the role of First Lady Katherine Johnson in the syndicated sitcom, The First Family. Now, she stars as a gun-slinging strong woman in the hit show, Z Nation.
As the show continued to make people laugh, Kellita began to have more notoriety. And with more eyes watching came more scrutiny--from herself.
Believe it or not, this sexy actress whose sizzling photos have graced the pages of men's magazines admits that she once struggled with emotional eating. In fact, Kellita lost a substantial amount of weight between the second and third seasons of The Bernie Mac Show. Low-carbohydrate eating was the secret to her weight loss, but she says she tried to stay realistic to what she could handle.
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"In the past, I have been too extreme," she says. "Then, I would binge, and it would all be over. This time, I tried to make healthy eating a way of life."
Though she didn't follow a particular diet plan, Kellita limited her intake of complex carbohydrates. She did suffer cravings for bread, which she satisfied by eating a less-refined form of wheat bread known as...
...spelt. "Sometimes you just need to chew on bread, which was unrealistic" she says.
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Though she had to stop eating french fries and pancakes, Kellita still maintains a passion for her favorite food: birthday cake. "Now, I have it as an occasional indulgence," she says. "A slice of white cake with butter cream icing is my favorite."
Kellita stays in shape with an active lifestyle. She does an hour of Pilates and an hour of spinning at least three days a week… five if her schedule permits. "Being active just makes me feel better," she says. "I have to get that side of me out. She needs to live."
Other hobbies include fencing, tennis and Tae Kwon Do. "When I was an unemployed artist, I had to keep my sanity," Kellita says. "The martial arts helped me keep focused and center into something." Fortunately for her fans, it doesn't look like Kellita will be unemployed again anytime soon.
"Though I'm more established in television, I also enjoy working in film because it is more internal," she says. "Those subtle moments really come across on the big screen."
"I have candles all around my tub. I light incense. I play R&B or jazz music. I put a little bubble bath in there. I take all the clothes off, get in the tub and forget about everything. Then I envision myself as a goddess on a cliff. So high that no one can see me."
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