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Lana Condor gets candid about the burnout after sudden TATB fame; Says ‘Never felt more horrible mentally’
Lana Condor recently shared that she suffered for a rough patch, mentally, after the sudden success of her 2018 film To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Scroll down to see what she said.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before star Lana Condor's beloved role as Lara Jean found fans across the globe, but according to a new interview, the film took quite a toll on the actress’ mental health. The 2018 Netflix original movie, based on the Jenny Han novel of the same name, was the first of three films that turned Condor into a household name. In an interview with Self, the actress opened up about her mental health struggles after getting a sudden spot in the limelight.
The actress told Self that she was just saying yes to everything because it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and she wanted to capitalize on it, and fully embrace everything. She then continued: “But I've never felt more horrible mentally. I was so burned out. I would go home at night and I couldn't speak. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I would shake going to bed and shake waking up because it was just so much stimulation.”
Condor then also expressed gratitude towards those who helped her through the demanding situation and said that her real-life B.F., Anthony De La Torre, really helped her navigate forward. “Anthony—every night or every morning—folds my PJs and tucks them under my pillow so that I don't have to go looking for them,” she told Self. “That, to me, is the biggest expression of love. That's so much better than, I don't know…a hot-air balloon.”
Towards the end of her chat, Condor reflected on what she would tell her character, Lara Jean, if she could, and said that “If someone's making you choose [between them and] your career or your future and your success and your path and your journey, that's probably not the right person to be with.”
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