Zendaya is "terrified" of fame and doesn't believe she is "cut out" for it. The 28-year-old actress has always been "shy" and insists she never got into the acting business to become a celebrity and finds the attention challenging.
During a screening of "Dune: Part Two" in New York, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, and director Denis Villeneuve were asked by an audience member about the Messianic cult in the film and whether it has any correlation to celebrity fandoms.
Zendaya responded: “I feel like, often, I am not cut out for that part of it. I do love my job, I’m so grateful. I love doing the work, I love being on set, I do love moments like this – don’t get me wrong – but I am terrified of that part of it, often.”
She added: “I was a shy kid, always have been, and so this part isn’t natural – that is a huge reason why fashion became important to me because it became like armour to pretend to go out and do the job.”
Zendaya said that she wasn’t sure if she could “fully relate” to the question, but added: “That’s what’s terrifying to me.”