Japanese Actor Alice Hirose Opens Up About Her Struggles
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Alice Hirose is a Japanese actor. She is 31 years old. She talked about a hard time in her life.
She called it her "dark period." She said she felt like "everyone was my enemy." She felt very alone.
Hirose said meeting a famous actor helped her. This person helped her get through the hard time.
Hirose also talked about her health. She said she has had a health problem since she was a teenager. She said she would eat food and then throw up.
She said she still has this problem today. She said, "I am still fighting it."
Hirose also talked about her mother. Her mother wrote her a letter. The letter made Hirose cry.
In the letter, her mother said something important. She said, "As a parent, your success is my success."
Hirose shared these personal stories in public. Many people were moved by her honesty.
Vocabulary7 words
- actor
- a person who plays a part in movies or on TV
- dark period
- a time when life feels very bad
- health problem
- an illness that lasts a long time
- throw up
- to bring food out of your stomach through your mouth
- fighting
- trying hard to stop something bad
- parent
- a mother or father
- success
- doing well; good results
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Answer key
1. Actor 2. Meeting a famous actor 3. True
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Alice Hirose is a Japanese _____. She is 31 years old. She talked about a hard time in her life.
She called it her "_____ period." She said she felt like "everyone was my _____."
Hirose said meeting a famous actor _____ her. This person helped her get through the hard time.
Hirose also talked about her _____. She said she has had a health problem since she was a _____.
She said she would eat food and then _____ up.
She said, "I am still _____ it."
Her mother wrote her a _____. The letter made Hirose _____.
She said, "As a parent, your _____ is my success."
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