Zendaya reflects on the price of Disney's fame and future fears

Zendaya spent her teenage years in the Disney bubble, never experiencing youthful rebellion. She feels the consequences of that fairy-tale life to this day. "I shrink, and I can’t enjoy", she recently confessed. She wouldn’t want her children to follow in her footsteps.

Zendaya gained fame in elementary school when she started acting in the Disney series "Shake It Up." She was a family television star until she reached adulthood. A turning point for her was her role in the debut feature "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Critics raved that she was a "scene stealer" and awarded her the title of "movie MVP."

Zendaya has transitioned to adult acting but often played teenagers, contrasting herself and her experiences. For this reason, playing a 30-year-old tennis coach in the latest movie, "Challengers", was incredibly exciting. The actress is only 27 years old and admits she will soon become a mom. However, she would not want her children to make a career by following her example.

I have complicated feelings about kids, fame, being in the public eye, or being a child actor. We’ve seen a lot of cases of it being detrimental," said in an interview for "Vogue".

Zendaya regrets that, being so focused on her career, she did not experience a healthy dose of teenage rebellion.

"I’m almost going through my angsty teenager phase now, because I didn’t really have the time to do it before. I felt like I was thrust into a very adult position: I was becoming the breadwinner of my family very early, and there was a lot of role-​reversal happening, and just kind of becoming grown, really," the actress confessed.

The experiences from her teenage years make Zendaya suppress joy in her life.

"I feel like I shrink, and I can’t enjoy all the things that are happening to me because I’m like this. I’m very tense, and I think that I carry that from being a kid", the actress shared.