Hi, I’m Idina. I’m Taye Diggs’ wife and I’m my own self.
We are never doing anyone any favors…
We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It’s scary to be fierce, but you can’t compromise that for fear of losing those around you.
Lady Gaga
Anytime someone so young has such a definitive take on their own style and what they want to put out there in the world, I’m just always so in awe of that because when I was that age I didn’t know who I was or what I wanted.
Parents divorce
Parents got a divorce when Idina was 15 years old
Parents
Father, Stuart Mentzel, sells pajamas for a living; Mother, Helene Mentzel, is a psychologist
Wicked trap door
Broke a rib on her left side by falling through a trap door during one of her last performances of Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway [January 8, 2005]
Adam Pascal
Idina and her Rent co-star, Adam Pascal, attended the same High School and even had the same orthodontist!
Shows
She wears size 8.5 (US) shoes and has 40+ pairs
Idina is left-handed
Idina is left-handed
Height
Height: 5’5″