Not only is Gina Rodriguez an incredibly talented actress and the star of The CW's iconic telenovela, Jane the Virgin, but she's also a passionate advocate for girls' education. Now, she's using her voice to help empower girls and end "period poverty [1]" by teaming up with Always and Feeding America to donate 15 million period products this school year.
While chatting with Gina about the #EndPeriodPoverty campaign, we also spoke with her for our Falling in Love With series. A study on interpersonal closeness [2] by the psychologist Arthur Aron (and others) — which went viral in The New York Times's article "The 36 Questions That Lead to Love [3]" — offered up 36 questions that could potentially deepen the connection between two strangers. We decided to put the questions to the test with some of your favorite celebs [4] to see if a few simple questions could truly make you feel closer to them. Here's what we learned about Gina.
POPSUGAR: What would constitute a "perfect" day for you?
Gina Rodriguez: Waking up after 8 a.m. ideally, so that means my body has to tell me to stay sleeping. That would already start a perfect day! Then probably doing some muay thai with my bestie. Doing something creative, some kind of art — either reading a script or breaking one down to do blocking because I'm directing one. And then a movie and go to sleep early, like 8:30 p.m.
PS: Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
GR: Jesus.
PS: Is there something that you've dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven't you done it?
GR: To be very honest, I have done everything I've dreamt of. I gotta start dreaming some more to be honest, and that's a beautiful blessing. Why haven't I done it? Well, I haven't dreamt it up yet. I need more time to sleep!
PS: Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?
GR: Wouldn't go back. I don't own anything that precious. Let it burn, just possessions.
PS: What is your most treasured memory?
GR: It happened about a month ago and I can't share it. [Editor's note: Gina recently confirmed she got engaged last month [5]!]
PS: When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
GR: Easily this morning, when I was pooping.
PS: What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
GR: I don't think I've had it yet. And I'm hoping that one day that accomplishment is being a mother.
PS: If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future, or anything else, what would you want to know?
GR: Nothing. I don't wanna know nothing! Don't tell me!
PS: If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
GR: The ability to heal — magically — or I have a doctorate. I'd take a superpower though, happily.
Check it all out in the video above, and to learn more about #EndPeriodPoverty, head here [6].