Debby Ryan: ‘I've fought battles that no one will ever know about’

Debby Ryan recently shared the struggle she went through during her showbiz journey. The actress said, “I've had a hard road. I've fought battles that no one will ever know about”.

Talking of bias against women in the industry, the ‘Jessie’ star shared, “I've faced so much heavy criticism, so many double standards, so many expectations, so many unfair kind of treatments and stigmas every single day, but ultimately, it's something that (you can handle). It is not fair but being able to overcome it only shows that much more strength and character”.

“I'll never know what it's like to be a man growing up in this industry and having these standards of manhood and boyhood. I think that we definitely all have our things that we need to fight and come up against that's not fair. And some of us have it significantly worse than others”, she added. The 22-year-old actress also revealed that there are many other issues that exist in the industry. “There are so many things that are coming against so many people. I will never experience what it's like to be an African-American in the industry”, she said.