Anya Taylor-Joy reveals she was bullied in school for her looks

Anya Taylor-Joy has revealed that she was viciously bullied her school days.

The 26-year-old actress dropped out of school at 16 as a result of the abuse, but thanked her parents for their support and kind words.

Speaking on Thursday episode of the The Drew Barrymore Show, The Queen’s Gambit star reflected on her tumultuous upbringing.

Dressed in a striking pink dress with a plunging neckline and thigh-grazing hem, the 5ft8 beauty explained: “I was very, very lucky with my parents because when I was bullied for my looks my mum used to say that you have to look inside someone

“You look inside someone, you don’t look at the class, you don’t look at anything like that.”

The Tiffany & Co spokesperson then said, “You don’t look at what they do for a job, it’s just whether you like that person’s heart? And I really have to give kudos to my mom for that, because it was really helpful.”

For the first six years of her life, Anya grew up in Argentina until her family – whom she once called “nomadic, traveling gypsies” – moved to London.

At the time, she didn’t speak a word of English and in an earlier interview revealed her struggles to adjust to her new homeland.

Cute boy: Here she is seen in 2015 at the premiere of The Witch in Park City, Utah; she was only 19 years old at the time

“Argentina is all green and I had horses and animals everywhere – suddenly I was in a big city and I didn’t speak the language,” she recalls.

“I didn’t really feel like I belonged anywhere. I was too English to be Argentinian, too Argentinian to be English, too American to be anything. The kids just didn’t understand me in any shape or form. I used to be locked in lockers.’

The effect, she said, was that she spent a lot of time at school “crying in the bathroom.”

She decided to move to New York at the age of 14 and dropped out of school two years later to pursue acting – a decision that “terrified” her family.

She’s a stunner, though: The 26-year-old Siren, who plugs her movie The Menu with Ralph Fiennes, was criticized for her looks: She’s slim and 5 feet 8 inches tall. Seen with Drew

Anya got a lucky break soon after, back in London, when she was spotted by Sarah Doukas, founder of the prestigious Storm modeling agency, who is also credited with discovering Kate Moss.

Anya told Entertainment Tonight about her childhood experience last year: “I spent the first two years in England playing plant hand clapping games – if you hit them hard enough, they clap back – and I learned to read.

That was my existence. I didn’t hang out with other kids. I was clearly a very normal child.’

More children’s photos: seen on the left in 2015 and also on the right as a young child in costume

She added to Elle that she turned to acting because school was so weird: “I had to believe in a place where I could be valued and valued, and really contribute something instead of constantly feeling like, What’s wrong with me, and why don’t I fit in?’

Anya burst onto the showbiz scene at the age of 17 as the lead in Robert Eggers’ 2015 horror film The Witch, which won her several awards.

She has since worked steadily, including a recurring role in BBC series Peaky Blinders and The Miniaturist, before rising to greater fame when she took on the title role in Jane Austen’s film remake of Emma – a character she remembered as she was attracted. because of her unruly streak.

She also starred in 2020’s The Queen’s Gambit, which at the time set the record as the most watched scripted limited series to date.

The Conversation: The conversation started when Drew said, “I heard you weren’t always hugged at school.” Anya replied, “I was very, very lucky with my parents, because when I was bullied because of my appearance, my mother always said that you look at the inside of someone”

Elsewhere in her chat with Drew, she shared how she was hit on by Sarah Jessica Parker.

Drew said, “Now I’m totally in love with you as a girl. I heard you like raves. You like Sex and the City. You’re cool, you’re fun.

“Age transcends, I just want to hang out with you and bring back dance parties. Is it true that you went to see Sarah Jessica Parker and thought, “I’m looking at you and Big.”

Thanks Mom: She also said, “You look inside someone, you don’t look at the class, you don’t look at anything like that.” The Tiffany & Co spokesperson then said, “You don’t look at what they do for a job, it’s just whether you like that person’s heart?”

Anya then said, “Yeah, it was a really bad moment for me, just because I saw her and I ran up to her, and I was going through a really bad breakup, and I was like, ‘Hey, I just had to tell you that I’ve been watching you and Big and it’s given me a lot of hope.”

Taylor-Joy dated Eoin Macken from 2016 to 2018.

“And she said, ‘Oh, that you get back together,’ and I was like, ‘No. That I’ll survive, that I can move on from this and I’ll be fine.'” She was like, “Okay .”‘

After the show: She was seen in her mini dress with her publicist behind her on the streets of NYC after the interview

Anya married Malcolm McRae in an intimate courthouse wedding, Page Six claimed this summer.

She also said that while working in Berlin for The Queen’s Gambit, she had a healthy lifestyle.

“I honestly think I was the healthiest I’ve ever been because I would wake up on Sunday. I’d have brunch, I’d go to the club. I’d dance for about 8 hours without talking to anyone, go home, eat a bowl of spaghetti, and wake up at 4 a.m. and go to work,” she said.

Her idol: She also told Drew that she was smitten by Sarah Jessica Parker. “I saw her and I ran over to her, and I was going through a really bad breakup, and I was like, ‘Hey, I just had to tell you I watched you and Big and it’s given me a lot of hope.’ she shared; Saw Sarah on Wednesday