“Being able to take control of my life again, take control of what I'm ...” — EJ Johnson Quote

Being able to take control of my life again, take control of what I'm eating and my fitness is enlightening and empowering.

I was always very much a diva.

I like things that are avant-garde, but at the same time I can also go downtown edgy.

My friends are all about Instagram and all about Snapchat.

I celebrate the things that make me different, and it's worked to my advantage.

You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous exercise and only burn up 300 calories in an hour. If you've got fat on your body, the exercise firms and tones the muscles. But when you use that tape measure, what makes it bigger? It's the fat!

I decided to write 'True Refuge' during a major dive in my own health. Diagnosed with a genetic disease that affected my mobility, I faced tremendous fear and grief about losing the fitness and physical freedom I loved.

I love to sing. I also had a band during my college days in Saudi Arabia called Thousand Decibels. If not an actor, I would have become a singer. I am very passionate about work. I am a fitness freak: I go to gym before doing my shoot. I also do yoga.

I was not keen on fitness before injury and now I am very keen on fitness.