Itās been a long road for Zane Phillips to get to where he is.
Best known for starring in Legacies, Fire Island, Glamorous, and Good Trouble, Phillips penned an essay recently for Menās Health discussing not only his journey in showbiz, but also the obstacles he had to overcome growing up.
āI have had a really poor relationship with my body from a very early age,ā the actor wrote. āI think it has to do with being queer, too, but male body insecurity in general is this weird insidious thing where it's never spoken aloud. I've been unhappy with myself and thought, āWell that's because somethingās wrong with me.āā
As he became an adult and sought out a career in acting, Phillips began to notice that heād attach too much power to his failures and successes. He wrote, āAs I was nearing the end of my time in college, I kept on saying, āI donāt feel talented enough for New York, and I donāt feel hot enough for L.A.āā
Phillips specifically recalled auditioning for the Broadway production of Wicked five times and being told repeatedly that his singing needed more work. āIt was definitely not easy to hear that rejection because I felt that inside myself,ā he recalled.
Thankfully, Phillips has learned to advocate for himself, understand what his actual objectives were, and go after what he wanted and needed, as opposed to taking āwhatever people would giveā him.
āThe negative aspects in life have ultimately taught me to look for the positives,ā the actor wrote. āStruggling with your own ambition is its own battle, but I think that is something fundamental to my core.ā
We love seeing this level of vulnerability from LGBTQ+ celebrities, particularly men, as we donāt always feel encouraged to open up like this to the public.
You can read Zane Phillipsā full story ā as written by Sean Abrams ā on Menās Health.
Glamorous is now streaming on Netflix.
