Maitland Ward Explains Why She Decided to Leave Hollywood: 'My Self-Esteem Was Down'
Maitland Ward is opening up about leaving Hollywood behind.
In a new interview, the 45-year-old adult film star, who played Rachel McGuire on Boy Meets World, opened up about her decision to leave Hollywood and quit acting.
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“I knew Hollywood wasn’t for me, but I kept wanting to hang on. I kept trying to think of ways to reinvent myself. I’m not one to give up easily,” Maitland told Fox News while promoting her new memoir Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me From Hollywood.
She continued, “But my self-esteem was down. You’re hired for being a certain way, for looking a certain way. But if you stay the same, you lose success. The thing that makes you famous is the thing that will prevent you from ever getting hired for anything else.”
“Hollywood is a machine that builds you up but then tears you down. I think a lot of actors struggle with that, especially if you were on a popular prime-time show. It’s hard to break out of the stereotype,” Maitland added. I had wanted to do so many things, acting wise. I wanted to play more dramatic roles, more emotional roles, even more evil roles. I just wanted to play something different. And yet I wasn’t even allowed to audition for it. I wasn’t seen as anything different. And it became disheartening.”
In an interview from last year, Maitland revealed how much money she earns off of OnlyFans.