Rachel Zegler reveals what helped her deal with…
Even Snow White wants a shrink.
Rachel Zegler has revealed that therapy and anxiety treatment helped her overcome the monumental backlash she acquired while starring in Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake.
The 24-year-old actress opened up about the controversy and how she moved previous it in an interview with i-D magazine printed on Monday, June 23.
Rachel Zegler has revealed that therapy and anxiety treatment helped her overcome the backlash she acquired while starring in “Snow White.” GC Images
The 24-year-old actress opened up about the controversy and how she moved previous it in an interview with i-D magazine printed on Monday. Walt Disney Co.
“My f–king psychiatrist has seen me through all of it,” Zegler defined, noting that her medical physician always reminded her that “what you’re going through isn’t normal.”
“That sentence did such wonders for me in multiple situations in my life,” she mentioned.
The “Y2K” actress also revealed that she began taking anxiety treatment.
“My f–king psychiatrist has seen me through all of it,” she mentioned. Getty Images for Disney
Zegler mentioned the choice was “truly a game changer” because “I just wasn’t functioning” and “I wanted to function in a way that made me feel confident in the way I was moving through the world.”
Besides her psychiatrist and anxiety meds, the “West Side Story” star also cited her “mindset” as one of the issues that helped her overcome the backlash she acquired.
“I think a victim mindset is a choice, and I don’t choose it,” she defined. “I also don’t choose nastiness in the face of it. I don’t choose negativity in the face of it.”
Zegler mentioned her resolution to take anxiety treatment was “truly a game changer” because “I just wasn’t functioning” amid the backlash. ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection
“I choose positivity and light and happiness,” Zegler continued. “And I do believe at times, happiness is absolutely a choice, and every day I wake up and I think I’m very lucky to live the life I live.”
It was first introduced that Zegler had been solid as the titular Disney princess in the live-action “Snow White” remake in 2022.
The younger actress, who has Colombian and Polish roots, confronted backlash from followers after the casting announcement.
Zegler confronted backlash from the time she was solid as Snow White in 2021 to the film’s release earlier this yr. ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection
She confronted additional backlash later that yr when she described the unique 1937 film as “dated” and claimed that Prince Charming “literally stalks” Snow White.
In 2024, Zegler was compelled to apologize after she wrote an anti-Donald Trump post on social media. Angry Disney followers threatened to boycott “Snow White” if the actress was not changed.
“I let my emotions get the best of me,” Zegler wrote on Instagram after that backlash. “Hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding, and I am sorry I contributed to the negative discourse.”
Zegler and her “Snow White” co-star, Gal Gadot, allegedly butted heads during filming. FilmMagic
Zegler and her “Snow White” co-star, Gal Gadot, also allegedly butted heads over their variations concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza.
Although the live-action “Snow White” remake finally hit theaters in March 2025, it acquired poor critiques and bombed at the box workplace.
Despite the movie’s poor efficiency, Zegler took to Instagram after its weekend premiere to rejoice it being “#1 movie in the world.”
More lately, Zelger confronted backlash for performing a scene from the musical “Evita” exterior on a balcony while paying followers sat inside and watched it via livestream. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
Now, with “Snow White” and all its drama in the rearview mirror, Zegler is wanting to the longer term for new alternatives.
She is presently starring as Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the 1978 musical “Evita” in London’s West End – but not even her efficiency in that project is without its issues.
Last week, Zegler confronted scrutiny for performing the musical’s hottest quantity exterior on a balcony as paying followers sat inside the London Palladium and have been compelled to watch the long-lasting scene via livestream.
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