At just 13 years old, Zendaya rose to fame with a successful series for Disney Channel, after years as a child model.
For the actress, working on her from an early age forced her to grow up suddenly, which caused her to miss out on many of the experiences that any teenager lives. Being a youth star is not for everyone, since it involves many sacrifices and growing up suddenly. In the midst of a promotional tour for Challengers, Zendaya referred to her past as a child star, making it clear that it was not an entirely positive experience for her.
"I have mixed feelings about children being famous and being an actor since childhood. Until now I'm starting to think 'This is the only thing I've done my whole life' and I'm almost going through my teenage phase because I never had time to do it before." "I felt like I was thrown into an adult position: I was becoming the provider for my family from a very young age," she said.
The actress took her first steps in modeling at a very young age, becoming the face of Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. But, it was not until 2009 when, at the age of 13, she debuted on the Disney Channel screen in the successful show Shake It Up alongside Bella Thorne.
After three seasons, the children's comedy came to an end, marking Zendaya's career, which, from then on, became unstoppable.
Beyond success, awards and recognition, the truth is that the actress wishes she had enjoyed her adolescence more instead of working, something that she, she feels, forced her to grow up suddenly.
"Now there are times when I feel small and I can't enjoy all the things that are happening to me. I'm very tense and I think I've carried that since I was a little girl by never having the opportunity to just try things. I wish I had gone to the school...”, he expressed.
Today, at 27 years old, Zendaya dares to open her heart and look back at her life and career, which came to the center of the scene when she was just a child. Despite this, the actress always knew how to separate her private life from her public life, keeping her privacy in the private sphere.
