She paved her way onto the Hollywood scene from a young age, hitting the silver screen at just three-years-old.
Yet Elle Fanning, 21, revealed that she and her Sister Dakota, 25,weren’t ‘supposed’ to take up acting and should have been Sports Stars as she discussed the pressure to be ‘perfect’ in Hollywood.
In a candid interview with Tatler, Elle, who is set to star as Princess Aurora in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, revealed that she didn’t come from an acting family but that performing ‘felt like home’.
‘We weren’t supposed to do this’: Elle Fanning, 21, revealed she and her sister Dakota weren’t ‘supposed’ to take up acting and should have been sports stars
She said: ‘I saw my sister doing it and I was a huge ham growing up. We would constantly put on these scenes around the house. It wasn’t for anyone, only for ourselves. We would do lines, characters, it was very funny.
‘It just felt right at home for us… We weren’t supposed to do this at all. My mom played tennis, my dad played baseball, my mom’s dad was a quarterback in the NFL. We were supposed to play tennis or something.’
The actress also discussed the pressure the industry puts on women to appear perfect and how she decided to surround herself with a sisterhood.
She said: ‘There is a stigma placed on women in any workplace. But especially in Hollywood. You must be super competitive and super jealous. And it’s something that people want to project, but it’s actually not the case.’
Sports star: In a candid interview with Tatler, Elle, who is set to star as Princess Aurora in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, revealed that she didn’t come from an acting family
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Speaking about her new role in Maleficent, Elle revealed the message she wants to tell women, she said: ‘Aurora represents the youth of the generation who is accepting to all, no matter what, and she does it in her own soft way.
‘I think it’s a nice message to tell women, it’s okay to be comfortable in your femininity. Kindness is not weakness – it’s quite the opposite.’
Elle was last seen at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019 in association with Hugo Boss, held at the Tate Modern.
She said: ‘I saw my sister doing it and I was a huge ham growing up. We would constantly put on these scenes around the house’
During the ceremony, Elle presented the prestigious Actress Of The Year prize.
She’s been in a romance with her director boyfriend Max Minghella, 33, for one year, after first meeting him on the set of their film Teen Spirit, which he directed.
When asked by Entertainment Tonight what she thought of dating rumours between herself and the British actor-turned-director, she referred to him as a ‘good friend’.
‘I mean, we just really love working together. That was, like, very special, and he’s such a good friend,’ she said.
See the full feature in the November issue of Tatler available via digital download and newsstands on Thursday 3rd October.
Siblings: The actress’ famous sister, Dakota, pictured in costume at The Alienist: Angel of Darkness photocall in Hungary earlier this week
Wow: Elle was last seen at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019 in association with Hugo Boss, held at the Tate Modern (pictured earlier this month)
