English actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster has opened up about his experience being bullied by kids who were jealous over his role in the popular2003 rom-com film ‘Love Actually’ in a brand new interview.
Brodie-Sangster, 34, was an on screen sensation for playing the role of Sam, the step-son of Liam Neeson’s character in the film, instantly catapulting him to fame. However, that fame came with some negative pushback.
‘[The other pupils] would all ask where I’d been, and get a little jealous I got that much time off school” he said, during an interview with The Telegraph. “But I always told myself it was good to go back to school to hang around kids my own age.”
“People tried to pick on me but I don’t think I cared enough” he continued. “They would try to bully me for being in a film. But that was my job! I liked doing that! So what was their point? Eventually I kind of made friends with them and they saw that I was all right.”
Thomas, who has gone on to play roles in Game of Thrones, The Mazer Runner, and The Queen’s Gambit, says that when he is remember for playing the role of Simon in the 2005 film ‘Nanny McPhee’ he feels “old”.
“It’s really cool” he says. “Mothers or, like, big dudes will come up and say, “I loved Nanny McPhee as a kid!” and now they’re grown-up. It does make you feel a little old, but it’s nice. It’s like Love Actually, everyone loves it, it’s not controversial. It’s an honour, really, to be in movies that have stood the test of time.”
You can check out the entire interview at The Telegraph.
