One of the best parts of this season of American Horror Story is that, in a way, it teaches viewers to accept others no matter what — especially those who are different from you. It introduced us to many new faces, including Rose Siggins or the legless Suzi from American Horror Story: Freak Show. Although Siggins is not a natural performer like Matt Fraser, who plays Paul, she has appeared in many documentary shows, such as Ripley's Believe It or Not! and extraordinary people . American Horror Story was the first time Siggins played someone other than himself on a TV show, and while many people on the show seemed cruel to people who were different, I think it actually helped people understand that being unique didn't matter. . That's not a bad thing - and that kind of morality is exactly Ryan Murphy's specialty.
Siggins, a wife and mother, is a big part of that. She's been very open about her condition, talking about it quite candidly in a documentary, even comparing herself to a Barbie doll with broken legs:
The rest of the area is all I have. I have all the working organs of a woman. Everything is the same...I can do everything everyone else can do, I just do it a little differently.
But beyond the obvious, there are a few things to know about Siggins:
She has a life-threatening illness
Siggins was diagnosed with sacral agenesis at birth. This disease affects your spine and limits the use of your legs. "I do have legs, but my legs are useless," she told AMC. "They were just hanging around in there. Either blind in a wheelchair or an amputation, so let's do the amputation, and that's what they did when I was two years old."
She only cares about cars
When she's not acting, Siggins is a mechanic, working on cars in Pueblo, Colorado. She has been working on cars with her father since she was three years old.
She and her husband are lovely
Her husband, Dave, was an auto parts salesman, and they had a cute encounter when she walked into his store looking for auto parts. They spoke on the phone and developed a strong friendship that developed into a relationship before getting married in 1999. "In terms of intimacy, there's no difference..." Dave says in the documentary. "I guess if you're a leg guy, you're out of luck. Thankfully, I'm not a leg guy, so I don't have that problem."
She is a mother of two children
"When I found out I was pregnant, I was devastated," Siggins told AMC in the same interview. Rose had doctors run multiple tests, and she said they were very concerned. Her son, Luke, was growing sideways (or transversely), but her first pregnancy went well, even though she was the first woman with the condition to successfully give birth. Seven years later, she had a daughter named Shelby (named after her favorite car), and she told AMC, "It's great to have kids because they can reach such a high level. To To live a normal life I don't need them but I'm glad to have them and they do make life easier. "
She's a skater chick.
When Siggins is at home, she uses a skateboard to get around. In 2012, she raised money to purchase a new board of directors. She suffered from arthritis from a lifetime of using her arms, and because she refused to use a wheelchair, she instead raised money to buy a skateboard that was lighter, taller and easier for her to get around. "My skateboard is very important to me - it's the difference between feeling trapped and feeling free. I couldn't survive without it. The kids think it's cool!" Siggins told Closer in 2012.
she is such a strong person
In her documentary, Siggins makes it clear that she never feels sorry for herself:
A lot of people with disabilities feel like life owes them something, and the way I was raised was, no, no one owes you a dime. The world owes you nothing. It's what you have, you use your resources, you spend your life. My personal opinion is, stand up and keep working hard. just do it. Find the courage. Find your inner strength. Don't sit there and complain about how terrible your life is, because yes, life does suck sometimes, but you just need to cheer up.
Kind of makes you want to put it together, doesn't it?
Photo: Getty Images (3); Michelle K. Short/FX
