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<\/p>\nLast Updated:September 11, 2025, 15:06 IST<\/p>\n
Do You Wanna Partner actress Diana Penty revealed that early in her career she felt pressured to change her personality to fit industry expectations.<\/p>\n
Diana Penty recalls feeling the pressure to be more polite and friendly <\/p>\n
Actress Diana Penty is gearing up for the release of her upcoming series \u2018Do You Wanna Partner\u2019 with Tamannaah Bhatia. In a recent interview, she opened up about people advising her to change her personality and be more likable, when she had just started her acting career. As someone who was naturally introverted, she tried to follow the advice, but found it extremely exhausting to act like someone she wasn\u2019t. She then shared that she reached a point where she embraced her true personality, even if that meant not getting certain roles.<\/p>\n
Diana Penty On Feeling The Pressure To Be More Friendly <\/strong><\/p>\n In a conversation with\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter India, Diana Penty recalled people advising her to be more approachable and say the right things. \u201cWhen I started out in the industry, there were all these different people from different places telling me how I needed to be in order to survive. I\u2019ve always been a bit shy, a bit of an introvert, not much of a people\u2019s person, per se. So I tried to take their advice \u2014 be easier to talk to, walk into a room a certain way, say the right things. I attempted it, and after many years I realised it was such an effort. It was exhausting to be somebody that you\u2019re not,” she said.<\/p>\n Diana Penty recalled finally realizing that she didn\u2019t need to change her personality, and if that meant losing a film because of who she is, she was okay with it. \u201cEventually I was just like, screw that. I\u2019m going to be me. Take it or leave it. If that means stupid jokes every now and then, or being sarcastic \u2014 that\u2019s who I am. People don\u2019t always get it, and I kept feeling this pressure to be more polite, more affable, more friendly. But after a point I realised it\u2019s not sustainable in the long run. It took a toll on me,” she said.<\/p>\n She further added, \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to give me a film because of the kind of person I am, then it doesn\u2019t matter to you what kind of actor I am. And that\u2019s fine.” She said that she decided to be her authentic self, which meant that she may not be liked by too many people, but she is at peace with that.<\/p>\n About Do You Wanna Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n Produced under the banner of Dharmatic Entertainment, and directed by Collin D\u2019Cunha, Do You Wanna Partner stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Diana Penty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Nakuul Mehta, Shweta Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Sufi Motiwala, and Rannvijay Singha.\u00a0The series showcases the journey of two \u2018boss ladies\u2019 on a mission to launch their own alcohol start-up. The comedy drama is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video on September 12.<\/p>\n Check latest Bollywood news updates, events and award shows, upcoming hindi movies<\/a> releases, exclusive interviews, box office collections, reviews<\/a>, trailers, and more.\u00a0Download the News18 App<\/a>.<\/p>\n First Published:<\/p>\n September 11, 2025, 15:06 IST<\/p>\n News<\/a> movies<\/a> bollywood<\/a> \u2018It Was Exhausting\u2026\u2019: Diana Penty Opens Up About Rejecting Industry Pressure To Be More LikeableDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last Updated:September 11, 2025, 15:06 IST Do You Wanna Partner actress Diana Penty revealed that early in her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[41672,42011,42013,42012,41678,18,117,19,17,327],"class_list":{"0":"post-58221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-diana-penty","9":"tag-diana-penty-interview","10":"tag-diana-penty-personality","11":"tag-diana-penty-tamannaah-bhatia","12":"tag-do-you-wanna-partner","13":"tag-eire","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-movies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}