“Touch some grass. Kiss a girl, do something”: Rachel Zegler Has Some Ruthless Words For Staunch Taylor Swift Fanatics
- Rachel Zegler rose to fame with her portrayal of Maria in West Side Story.
- She addressed the criticism culture on internet and how some Taylor Swift fans take it too far.
- She made it big in the industry at a young age with her film debut in Steven Spielberg's drama.
Rachel Zegler is the new young Hollywood star the world can’t help but fall in love with every time she appears on screen. It only seems fair considering she had her breakthrough in the industry as the female lead, Maria, in Steven Spielberg’s musical romance drama West Side Story, inspired by William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
Zegler has also been the target of harsh criticism in the past couple of years for various reasons. A huge amount of the criticism unsurprisingly comes from the internet and a recent interview proves that the actress is aware of this. While addressing the issue with critics on social media, she gave a very strong statement on people’s takes on pop star Taylor Swift.
Rachel Zegler Boldly Addresses the Harsh Criticism That Taylor Swift Faces on the Internet from Time to Time
Rachel Zegler is playing the role of Juliet alongside Kit Connor’s (Heartstopper) Romeo in the Broadway revival of Romeo & Juliet. Directed by Sam Gold and with music from Taylor Swift’s long-time collaborator Jack Antonoff, the play is at Circle in the Square Theater.
During a recent interview with Teen Vogue, Zegler, Connor, and the interviewer discussed how the internet can be an extremely toxic place at times. The Y2K actress addressed this with respect to the Cruel Summer singer.
Why is Taylor Swift XYZ? You don’t know her. It’s so [wild] that you’re talking like that, because you don’t know her. I don’t know her, and that’s why I’m not on the internet going, “But actually, I think that she’s actually conniving in this and her relationship isn’t real.” You don’t know this person. Spend your time learning a craft. Touch some grass. Kiss a girl, do something.
Zegler has experienced this in real time. When she landed the titular role of Snow White in the live-action adaptation of the animated Disney movie, netizens were quite mad at her for some creative decisions that did not seem to be in her control. She has not let this criticism deter her, but she is only human.
Rachel Zegler Proved Her Brilliance as an Actress at a Very Young Age
When Rachel Zegler was 12, she decided that she wanted to be an actress after she landed her first acting role as Shprintze in a play titled Fiddler on the Roof. As a high school student, she appeared in plays like Beauty and the Beast, and Shrek The Musical.
She landed her first film role as Maria in West Side Story at 16. She was chosen from among 30,000 applicants in an open casting call from Steven Spielberg on X (formerly Twitter). The movie turned out to be a hit with the critics and audience. Winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress made her the youngest actress to have received the award and also the first actress of Colombian descent to have won it.
