Luke Evans Says He Struggles With Body Image Issues, Shares Why It's Important For Him to Talk About Them

Luke Evans spoke very candidly about struggles with his body image.

The 45-year-old actor Beauty and the Beast actor recalled a recent trip to the beach where he was hesitant to take his shirt off in front of others.

He admitted that those hesitations are something that he’s struggled with for years and explained why he felt that it was important to share his truth with fans.

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While on the How to Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast, Luke said that he’s “not massively confident about a lot of things about me, but I’ve learned to deal with it and ignore it and understand why and process it.”

“It doesn’t go away,” he added, via Us Weekly.

Reflecting on his day at the beach, Luke said, “I did finally take my T-shirt off on the beach, but it took me about three Long Island iced teas and a bit of confidence… and then I took my top off.”

He feels that it’s “important for people to know that I outwardly present this strong character, but I suffer with insecurities and lack of confidence and self-worth and all those things.”

“There’s a little boy inside of me — we all carry our little kids, our little people, [and] they’re with us all of our lives,” he said. “The one I carry was bullied and I didn’t like who he was and I have that with me now, but as an adult I understand it and so it doesn’t consume me. It doesn’t stop me from doing stuff.”

“I’ve had to learn to be kinder to myself,” Luke added. “I did have terrible anxiety about feeling good enough physically [and] part of that isn’t completely bad – it gives you a little something to fight for.”

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