Once a bespectacled beanpole labeled "beady-eyed" by his junior high school classmates in Rochester, N.Y., Diggs wasn't always the center of attention. "I had a complex," he confesses. "I didn't think I was handsome, and I wished people thought I was." Modern-dance classes and weight lifting helped the 5'9" actor muscle up. Now he works out two or three times a week ("Your basic weights-and-cardio routine," he says), eats a lot of chicken, and smears on sandalwood oil to lubricate his skin, which Walker describes as "the quality of polished wood." But Diggs puts in limited face time at the mirror, trimming nose hairs ("I attack those things") and checking out the way his clothes fit ("If my pants are too high or my shirt is too tight, I'll change"). His fans, on the other hand, can't seem to stop gawking. "A few weeks ago, I swear someone pinched my butt in the mall!" he says. "Pretty bold."
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- Vol. 51
- No. 17
Taye Diggs: Actor
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Once a bespectacled beanpole labeled "beady-eyed" by his junior high school classmates in Rochester, N.Y., Diggs wasn't always the center of attention. "I had a complex," he confesses. "I didn't think I was handsome, and I wished people thought I was." Modern-dance classes and weight lifting helped the 5'9" actor muscle up. Now he works out two or three times a week ("Your basic weights-and-cardio routine," he says), eats a lot of chicken, and smears on sandalwood oil to lubricate his skin, which Walker describes as "the quality of polished wood." But Diggs puts in limited face time at the mirror, trimming nose hairs ("I attack those things") and checking out the way his clothes fit ("If my pants are too high or my shirt is too tight, I'll change"). His fans, on the other hand, can't seem to stop gawking. "A few weeks ago, I swear someone pinched my butt in the mall!" he says. "Pretty bold."
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