Taylor Lautner.
During an interview on Today in 2022, Taylor Lautner reflected on the overwhelming fame he experienced at 16 years old while starring in the Twilight franchise. He mentioned that he couldn’t live a normal life due to being constantly followed and recognized. He revealed that the fame became so overwhelming that, for ten years, he avoided even simple trips to the grocery store due to fear of being recognized.
“Not many things in life can come and happen overnight. Fame can. It also can disappear overnight,” he explained at the time. “When I was 16, 17, 18 years old, waking up and trying to just go out for a walk or go on a date and I had 12 cars waiting outside my house to follow me wherever I’m going or show up to an airport or anywhere, and you have thousands of fans screaming.”
“I went so many years either not leaving my house, or if I did, hat, sunglasses, and just like, scared,” he added. “It built up something inside of me where, I didn’t know it, but I was scared to go out. I’d get super anxious to go out. So I just didn’t.”