Nia Vardalos’ Big Fat Greek Hollywood Break!

2024-11-18

My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos shares the incredible story of how she got her big break after being told by her agent that she was "not pretty enough to be the leading lady and not fat enough to be a character actress"! Nia also chats growing up Greek in Canada, struggling to fit in, and realising the gift is not fitting in. Plus, dinner with the Queen of England! We also want to thank you for supporting our Home Made Tour. We had a blast, and we're bringing it back in 2025! Stay tuned...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos shares the incredible story of how she got her big break after being told by her agent that she was "not pretty enough to be the leading lady and not fat enough to be a character actress"! Nia also chats growing up Greek in Canada, struggling to fit in, and realising the gift is not fitting in. Plus, dinner with the Queen of England!

We also want to thank you for supporting our Home Made Tour. We had a blast, and we're bringing it back in 2025! Stay tuned for more details.

CREDITS
Hosts: Joe Salanitri, Carlo Salanitri, Andrew Manfre
Producer: Liza Altarejos
Audio Imager: Kelli Foulstone

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