Zendaya Is On The Cover Of Next Month’s GQ

 

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Actress and singer Zendaya, said that her stylist once told her “You come off kind of cold. People think you’re mean because you don’t talk”.

The actress said that she has been shy and anxious throughout her life and that her parents sent her to a counselor for help.

She also said that she struggled with small talk and has had to learn how to start a conversation with strangers.

Later in the interview, Zendaya opened up about the pressure she feels when people approach her and tell her their kids look up to her:

“I feel like everyone at that moment becomes my auntie, and I’m just like, ‘Oh, my God, I want to make you proud.’ You know? But that stuff really means a lot to me. I think…that me wanting to control everything is just not wanting to fuck up. Not wanting to let anybody down. And that’s why we talk to therapists,” she concluded. “That’s important.

 

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