American author Hilaria Baldwin has stirred quite a bit of chaos
of late with doubts arising on the authenticity of her Spanish heritage. During
an interview with The New York
Times; the yoga instructor; 36; wore her heart on her sleeve and made an
attempt to set the record straight in the midst of circulating rumours about
her “faking” her Spanish roots. ‘Today we have an opportunity to clarify for
people who have been confused and have been confused in some ways by people
misrepresenting me;’ she told the paper. The entire fiasco unleashed after Twitter
user @lenibriscoe ousted the author, claiming she had been ‘faking’ her Spanish
accent for years now.
‘The things I have
shared about myself are very clear. I was born in Boston. I spent time in
Boston and in Spain. My family now lives in Spain. I moved to New York when I
was 19 years old and I have lived here ever since. For me; I feel like I have
spent 10 years sharing that story over and over again. And now it seems like
it's not enough;’ Baldwin told NYT. Her statement comes after users
pointed out that her Creative Artists Agency bio listed Mallorca; Spain as her
place of birth; and not Boston. As per the article published, Baldwin had
visited Spain when she was a baby and from thereon; had continued to visit on a
yearly basis. Therefore; she claims it isn’t misleading to refer to Spain as
her home. ‘Home is where my parents are going to be. If my parents move to
China; I am going to go to China and say; “I'm going home.”
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