Eminem reportedly once suffered brain damage because of being bullied & Henry Cavill used to cry to his mother. See who else had a rough past.
Music artist Eminem, whose original name is Marshall Mathers, is an excellent rapper and an inspiration for many. He portrays a rowdy persona in his music videos but had his share of rough times in childhood. He was brutally bullied in his childhood and was often beaten up by his peers. Not only him there are many celebs who have faced bullying in their lives.
Marshall has won fifteen Grammy awards, an Oscar, eight MTV Video Music Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, ten Best Hip Hop awards, and more. Eminem was born in 1972 in Detroit, and his mother struggled with substance abuse, which made things tougher for the rapper. Keep scrolling for more.
From Eminem to Marvel’s Spider-Man, Tom Holland, Man of Steel Henry Cavill, and others. Today, we have brought you a list of five Hollywood celebrities who were victims of bullying, and now they are at the top of their careers. Check out the list below.
1. Eminem
In an interview with Anderson Cooper, the rapper opened up about being bullied by his peers. He recalled, “I would change schools two, three times a year, and that was probably the roughest part.” He reportedly suffered significant head trauma and was in a coma for about ten days. He spoke about one of his bullies in his song, Brain Damage. He told Rolling Stone, “I was in fourth grade, and he was in sixth. One time, he came running across the schoolyard and hit me so hard into this snowbank that I blacked out.”
2. Tom Holland
He is known for playing the friendly neighborhood superhero, Spider-Man, in the MCU. He is a trained ballet dancer and had to face harsh bullies because of that. He once told People, “I had my rough patches. There was times when I was bullied about dancing and stuff.” But he did not back down as he said, “But you couldn’t hit me hard enough to stop me from doing it.”
3. Henry Cavill
Cavill is adored for playing Superman in the old DC Universe. He has a chiseled physique that would put many to shame. He opened up about it in an interview with Details. The Man of Steel star said, “I was Fat Cavill. I bawled on the phone to my mom four times a day.” He is now one of the most handsome men in Hollywood, with millions of fans.
4. Jennifer Lawrence
The Oscar-winning actress is one of the most eminent Hollywood stars. Her schoolmates did not invite her to school birthday parties, and once, she was given invitations to hand out to others for a party she wasn’t invited to. However, Jennifer Lawrence didn’t do it; instead threw the cards in the trash.
5. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is an exceptional singer and has proved her mettle as an actor. Gaga once revealed that she was bullied for having big dreams in childhood, but she mummed everyone by becoming one of the biggest global stars. She spoke about it while talking about her movie A Star Is Born opposite Bradley Cooper. She won an Oscar for her song Shallow and was also nominated for her performance in the leading role.
Millions of people worship the celebrities and take inspiration from them. They not only entertain us but provide us with a lot of courage as well.
