Daisy Ridley and the downsides of fame

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While there are numerous upsides to fame, there are downsides as well and Daisy Ridley, speaking to Marie Claire, explains how she has been put into awkward situations, specifically a scary fan in a New York hotel lobby.

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“He is a really big guy, so physically he’s scary, and I was alone and it was the middle of the night, so I started shouting at him because I was scared.”

“And then I got a bit of therapy after that ’cause I was like, ‘I’m not dealing with this s*** because I’m too concerned for other people’.”

“I was so aware of how difficult it was for them, I wasn’t actually dealing with how difficult it was for me,”

“We went to a wedding recently, and it was uncomfortable for me because people were really rude. They don’t act like normal human beings.

“And then, not only did I not have a good time, but then my mum was upset and then my sisters are upset. So it’s tricky.”

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
A fan of the saga since 1978, Mark began in fan fiction in 1982 and since then has written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine, StarTrek.com and Starburst as well as being a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host. He is the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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While there are numerous upsides to fame, there are downsides as well and Daisy Ridley, speaking to Marie Claire, explains how she has been put into awkward situations, specifically a scary fan in a New York hotel lobby.

ROB SUGUITAN/MARIE CLAIRE

“He is a really big guy, so physically he’s scary, and I was alone and it was the middle of the night, so I started shouting at him because I was scared.”

“And then I got a bit of therapy after that ’cause I was like, ‘I’m not dealing with this s*** because I’m too concerned for other people’.”

“I was so aware of how difficult it was for them, I wasn’t actually dealing with how difficult it was for me,”

“We went to a wedding recently, and it was uncomfortable for me because people were really rude. They don’t act like normal human beings.

“And then, not only did I not have a good time, but then my mum was upset and then my sisters are upset. So it’s tricky.”

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
A fan of the saga since 1978, Mark began in fan fiction in 1982 and since then has written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine, StarTrek.com and Starburst as well as being a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host. He is the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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