Hollywood actor Luke Evans struggled to survive bullying as a teenager
Actor is proud of his decision to move away from his family and start afresh at 16
The ‘Beauty And The Beast’ actor Luke Evans says he found it difficult to “survive” as a teenager due to bullying.
The 44-year-old actor struggled during his secondary school days because he was the target of bullies and he found it hard to find a group to feel like he “fit in”, reports aceshowbiz.com
“Bullies made my life hell in my teens, and it got worse as I got older. I loved to learn, but secondary school wasn’t pleasant. Surviving was a struggle. I felt I didn’t fit in anywhere and suffered,” he told Observer magazine.
The actor feels proud of himself for making the “strong and courageous” decision to move away from his family for a fresh start when he was just 16 years old.
Luke said: “I left home and Pontypool at 16 and moved alone to Cardiff.”
“It was tough to walk away from everything and everyone I knew. I started again on my own entirely. Looking back now, I see how strong and courageous that teenage boy was. Good on him.”
Luke isn’t afraid to admit he has a temper but he’ll always apologise for lashing out.
“I have a temper, but it rarely shows itself. Usually it’s when I’ve lost control of a situation and I get stressed. And normally it’s short-lived, and I’ll immediately apologise rather than hiding from it,” he said.