Leah Remini is living the life she's always wanted and wants her followers to know it's “never too late” to pursue their dreams. The “King of Queens” star revealed Thursday that he earned an associate's degree from New York University. “Three years ago, I embarked on a terrifying journey: becoming a college student at age 50,” Remini wrote on X (formerly Twitter). The actor said this before this pursuit. , where she received her eighth grade education after spending most of her life in the Church of Scientology. Related video above: Leah Remini reflects on challenges after leaving Scientology Remini, who has been a member of Scientology since childhood, also said: She decided to pursue her higher education after leaving her church (which she left in 2013 and was openly critical of). “I have longed for higher education for years, but have been unable to move forward for fear that I am not smart enough,” Remini wrote on Thursday. Sharing an image of her New York University diploma, Remini said she earned her associate's degree after “three years of hard work, long nights, tears, and many times I wanted to give up.” Remini expressed her gratitude to her husband, and she said: Her daughter, her family, friends, therapists, tutors, and NYU professors who supported her as she returned to school. She also thanked her social media followers, saying, “So many of you got me through the toughest times. I read a lot of your comments and took inspiration from them.” Starr wrote. Remini is in a privileged position that has given her the opportunity to pursue a degree,” she continued in the post. “Over the past three years, thousands of people, especially women, have been encouraged to take the leap into new fields. He added: “It's never too late to continue your education and pursue what you've always wanted to achieve!”
Leah Remini is living the life she's always wanted and wants her followers to know it's “never too late” to follow your dreams.
The “King of Queens” star revealed Thursday that he earned an associate's degree from New York University and is currently working toward a bachelor's degree.
“Three years ago, I embarked on the terrifying journey of becoming a college student at age 50,” Remini wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The actor said he had an eighth grade education before this pursuit after spending most of his life in the Church of Scientology.
Related video above: Leah Remini reflects on challenges after leaving Scientology
Remini, who has been a member of Scientology since childhood, also revealed that she decided to pursue higher education after leaving the church (she left in 2013 and has been an outspoken critic of the church).
“I have longed to pursue a higher education for years, but fear that I am not smart enough has kept me from moving forward,” Remini wrote on Thursday.
Sharing an image of her New York University diploma, Remini said she earned her associate's degree after “three years of hard work, long nights, tears, and many times I wanted to give up.”
Remini thanked her husband, daughter, family, friends, therapists, tutors, and New York University professors for supporting her return to school. She also expressed her gratitude to her social media followers.
“So many of you have gotten me through some of the most difficult times. I have read and taken inspiration from so many of your comments,” the star wrote.
Remini added that she knows she is in a “privileged position” to have had the opportunity to earn her degree, adding, “Over the past three years, I have heard from thousands of people, especially women, who have said, I heard that,” he continued in the post. These are people who decide to take the plunge and get a GED or pursue a college education at an older age. ”
She further added, “It's never too late to continue your education and pursue what you yourself have always wanted to achieve!”