America Ferrera reveals she didn't get to 'enjoy' her Emmy win for Ugly Betty because she thought no one in the room thought she 'deserved' it

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She a popular actress known for her critically acclaimed role in Real Women Have Curves and on television with hit shows Ugly Betty and Superstore.

But America Ferrera revealed Monday that she never got to enjoy the validation of her 2007 Emmy win for Ugly Betty because she thought her peers didn't think she had earned it.

The 36-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe winner opened up on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast about doubting herself and the people who led her to believe she didn't deserve to win.

Missed opportunity: America Ferrera, 36, revealed Monday on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast that she didn't enjoy her 2007 Emmy win because she thought her peers didn't think she deserved it; pictured in 2007

'When I won the Emmy, I can’t bring myself to watch that because the only thing I remember about being on that stage, accepting that Emmy, was the feeling that no one in the room thought I deserved it,' she admitted to Shepard and his co-host Monica Padman. 'And that’s a shame.'

Shepard urged her to say more about her thought process on that night. 

'[I was thinking] "She doesn’t really deserve that. What is she really doing in that role? That role is not interesting enough, it’s not dark enough, it’s not edgy enough." You know, all of the bulls***.

'Which doesn’t enter your mind on its own,' she added.

Self-doubt: 'The only thing I remember about being on that stage... was the feeling that no one in the room thought I deserved it,' she admitted. 'And that’s a shame'; pictured in 2007

Second-guessing: 'There were people in my life perpetuating those narratives and making me feel like I hadn’t earned this moment. When I look back at that time, my heart aches for that 22-year-old girl, who didn’t get to really enjoy those moments,' she said; still from Ugly Betty

Fan favorite: Ferrera starred as the title character, Betty Suarez, who lands a job at a high-profile fashion magazine, despite not being especially fashionable herself; still from Ugly Betty

'There were people in my life perpetuating those narratives and making me feel like I hadn’t earned this moment. When I look back at that time, my heart aches for that 22-year-old girl, who didn’t get to really enjoy those moments,' she said.

Ferrera starred as the title character, Betty Suarez, who lands a job at a high-profile fashion magazine, despite not being especially fashionable herself.

The series ran for four seasons from 2006–2010 and was a remake of the Colombian telenovela Yo Soy Betty, La Fea, which has been adapted for other cultures as well.

Even if she didn't feel proud of her Emmy win, the actress seemed to have plenty of positive feelings about the series. 

Fond memories: 'I loved this character, loved this world… to have a feeling of this character and this story so needed in the culture right now,' she said; still from Ugly Betty

Wrapping it up: She announced she'll return to Superstore for the first episode of season six after her farewell episode was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic

'I loved this character, loved this world… to have a feeling of this character and this story so needed in the culture right now,' she said.

'I just have a gut instinct that’s it’s going to speak so strongly to so many people, myself included, and to see that happen? That’s the best win ever.

'It was maybe the hardest work I’ll ever do in my life but I loved it,' she added. 'The hoopla and the whirlwind that happened around it was challenging and exhausting. My whole life changed… On one hand, it’s what an amazing experience… but there was so much drama and so many challenging things happening in my personal life.'

Ferrera recently revealed that she was leaving her popular NBC comedy Superstore at the end of its fifth season.

The show had to be shut down early due to the coronavirus pandemic and the finale couldn't be shot, leaving it with a cliffhanger ending and no proper resolution for her character, but she agreed to return for the first episode of season six in the future to wrap up her arc. 

Good news! The actress revealed on Sunday, Mother's Day, that she'd welcomed a daughter, Lucia, on May 4

Growing family: She previously welcomed a son Sebastian in May 2018 with her husband Ryan Piers Williams, whom she married in 2011; shown in February

The actress revealed on Sunday, Mother's Day, that she'd welcomed a daughter, Lucia, on May 4.

She's Ferrera's second child, following her son Sebastian, who was born in May 2018.

She shares the two with her husband Ryan Piers Williams, whom she married in 2011.