Zendaya says she's "terrified" of fame and doesn't believe she is "cut out" for it. The 28-year-old actress says she's always been "shy" and insists she never got into the acting business to become a celebrity and finds the attention challenging. Appearing alongside her "Dune: Part Two" co-stars Timothée Chalamet, also 28, and Austin Butler, 33, and director Denis Villeneuve, 56, at a screening of the sci-fiepic in New York, they 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." The actress — who landed her first major role in 2010 when she was just 13 — uses fashion as "armor" when she attends glitzy Hollywood bashes and red carpets.
She continued: "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 armor to pretend to go out and do the job." Get local news delivered to your inbox!.