{"id":60921,"date":"2023-12-11T16:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/luke-evans-struggled-to-survive-amid-teenage-bullying-ordeal\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:01:29","slug":"luke-evans-struggled-to-survive-amid-teenage-bullying-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/luke-evans-struggled-to-survive-amid-teenage-bullying-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Evans &#8216;struggled&#8217; to &#8216;survive&#8217; amid teenage bullying ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-12-11\" datetime=\"1702310489\" pubdate=\"\">11 December 2023<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/luke-evans\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,luke-evans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Evans<\/a> &#8220;struggled&#8221; to &#8220;survive&#8221; as a teenager.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Luke Evans was bullied at school<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old actor &#8220;suffered&#8221; during his secondary school days because he was the target of bullies and he found it hard to find a group to feel like he &#8220;fit in&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He told Observer magazine: &#8220;Bullies made my life hell in my teens, and it got worse as I got older. I loved to learn, but secondary school wasn\u2019t pleasant. Surviving was a struggle. I felt I didn\u2019t fit in anywhere and suffered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Beauty and the Beast&#8217; actor is proud of himself for making the &#8220;strong and courageous&#8221; decision to move away from his family for a fresh start when he was just 16 years old.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I left home and Pontypool at 16 and moved alone to Cardiff. I was raised a Jehovah\u2019s Witness and had questions the Bible couldn\u2019t answer. It was tough to walk away from everything and everyone I knew.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I was a gay kid with nobody to talk to. I started again on my own entirely.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Looking back now, I see how strong and courageous that teenage boy was. Good on him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nLuke isn&#8217;t afraid to admit he has a temper but he&#8217;ll always apologise for lashing out.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;I have a temper, but it rarely shows itself. Usually it\u2019s when I\u2019ve lost control of a situation and I get stressed. And normally it\u2019s short-lived, and I\u2019ll immediately apologise rather than hiding from it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the &#8216;Nine Perfect Strangers&#8217; star can always rely on a refreshing nap to help reset his mood.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe admitted: &#8220;The littlest of naps calm me down. I can fall asleep quickly, almost anywhere, and wake up shortly after, revived entirely. I often have one just before a performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nBut Luke confessed to having a &#8220;tragic&#8221; habit of getting emotional while watching dog videos on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;Dogs on Instagram make me cry. I know, tragic. Last week, I watched a video of a puppy being rescued from a gutter and given a whole new life. It destroyed me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/luke-evans-struggled-survive-amid-teenage-bullying-ordeal-1389822.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 December 2023 Luke Evans &#8220;struggled&#8221; to &#8220;survive&#8221; as a teenager. Luke Evans was bullied at school The 44-year-old actor &#8220;suffered&#8221; during his secondary school days because he was the target of bullies and he found it hard to find a group to feel like he &#8220;fit in&#8221;. 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