Zendaya admits she’s very ‘self-critical’ and finds being on set the only place she feels ‘super free’ – as she stuns in a nude dress for Hollywood Reporter Leading Ladies issue

Zendaya has opened up about her struggle with ‘self-criticism’ in a stunning shoot for Hollywood Reporter Leading Ladies Issue.

The actress, 28, joined a host of A-listers at a round table to discuss their experiences in Hollywood in the January edition.

As the most influential stars in Hollywood, Angelina Jolie, 49, Demi Moore, 63, Zendaya, Tilda Swinton, 64, Zoe Saldaña, 46, and Mikey Madison, 25, came together for the first time to discuss their lives on and off screen .

Zendaya opened up about her insecurities, saying that she finds being on set to be the one place where she feels “super free,” but has difficulty promoting her films because of the “judgment” she may receive.

She said: ‘I’m a very self-confident person. I am very self-critical in everything I do. And I find that being on set is one of the few places where I don’t judge myself. I can just be super free. Because I’m like, “Wait, it’s not me.” So I don’t mind looking at myself.

“It never really freaks me out until I say, ‘Oh, people are going to see this.’ As soon as it’s time to promote something, I think, “Oh, now I’m aware of the work I just created.”

Zendaya opened up about her insecurities, saying that she finds being on set to be the one place where she feels “super free,” but has difficulty promoting her films because of the “judgment” she may receive.

‘But until now I’ve just been in my little bubble of creative freedom. It’s only when you realize, ‘This isn’t going to belong to just me forever,’ that my head starts spinning.”

In a room full of award-winning actresses, it’s no surprise that an A-lister was left completely in awe by a fellow industry star.

British actress Tilda said she was once ‘too shy’ to go up to Angelina and introduce herself at a Hollywood party.

She said, ‘She was there. We had Liza Minnelli here and we had Sacha Baron Cohen there and Angie was there.

‘And both Pedro [Almodóvar] and I was scorched by the glamor of it. We just couldn’t believe we were there.”

Modest Angelina replied, “And I was probably – because I never go out – really alone and not sure if anyone wanted to talk to me. And I probably would have been so happy if they had said hello.”

Tilda added, “We’re all shy.”

Over the past decade, Zendaya has risen to Hollywood stardom, with notable roles in the Spider-Man franchise, Dune 1 and 2, The Greatest Showman and Challengers.

Over the past decade, Zendaya has risen to Hollywood stardom, with notable roles in the Spider-Man franchise, Dune 1 and 2, The Greatest Showman and Challengers (pictured)

While her career continues to blossom, her boyfriend, Tom Holland (pictured), recently revealed that he plans to quit acting and become a stay-at-home dad when he and Zendaya have children.

While her career continues to blossom, her boyfriend, Tom Holland, recently revealed that he plans to quit acting and become a stay-at-home dad when he and Zendaya have children.

The Spider Man actor, 28, has been in a relationship with his co-star Zendaya since 2021 and the pair have a house together in London’s leafy Richmond.

Tom – who also shares two dogs with Zendaya – has now vowed to ‘disappear’ from the spotlight once he has a family of his own.

The England star revealed that he will be content spending time with his children and playing the occasional round of golf.

He told Men’s Health magazine: ‘When I have children you won’t see me in films anymore. Golf and dad – and I’ll just disappear off the face of the earth.’

Zendaya and Tom met on the set of Spider-man: Homecoming in 2017, but have largely kept their relationship out of the public eye.

Tom previously revealed that the reason he keeps his relationship with girlfriend Zendaya so private is because their bond is “the thing he holds most sacred.”