Zendaya struggled with small talk
Hollywood superstar Zendaya told GQ Magazine that people used to think she was, 'cold,' and, 'mean.'
She blamed it on nerves and admitted she didn't know how to make small talk at the start of her career.
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The 24-year-old kicked off her career on Disney Channel in her teens.
She shot to fame following her appearance in Spider-Man with Tom Holland and The Greatest Showman with Zac Efron.
But it wasn't until she bagged the lead in Euphoria that the whole world grew to know her name.
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Before her fame, Zendaya was a very shy kid.
According to GQ, 'her parents sought counsel on how to manage her affliction.'
As she grew up however, she learned to speak her mind and it's something she'll do comfortably with family and friends.
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She explained, 'With my family and friends, I can go back and forth on a topic for no reason.'
'I'm not actually winning anything here, but I like to go back and forth just to make sure that my point is heard, make sure my point has gotten across, which is similar, in many ways, to Marie.'
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Zendaya was referring to her character in the new Netflix movie Malcolm & Marie.
'You come off kind of cold'
The actress said she had to learn how to do communicate with people after her stylist told her she came across, 'cold,' and, 'mean.'
'I remember my stylist was like, 'You come off kind of cold. People think you're mean because you don't talk.''
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'When really I just was too nervous,' Zendaya defended.
She said, 'In this industry, I had to learn how to do small talk and stuff, because I guess I would kind of come off cold to people because I didn't really know how to start conversation.'
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Meanwhile, watch the official trailer for Zendaya's Malcolm & Marie here.
