Anya Taylor-Joy recollects being bullied for her looks as a child

Los Angeles, June 19 (IANS) Hollywood actress Anya Taylor-Joy has shared that she was bullied at school for not being beautiful, before she went on to bag a modelling contract at the age of 16.

The 30-year-old actress is known for her unique beauty, and has made a name for herself as one of Hollywood’s most up and coming leading ladies, reports ‘Female First UK’.

However, as she was growing up, her appearance didn’t earn her fans, especially when she went to school.

As per ‘Female First UK’, she recalled how she moved from Argentina to England at six years old, and quickly had a shock when she was branded a lesbian and frozen out by her classmates after kissing a fellow student on the cheek.

After this, the children told her consistently that she “wasn’t beautiful”. Despite the bullying, the actress went on to initially make a name for herself as a model when she was a teenager, although she was only ever interested in using modelling as a stepping point to get into acting.

Preparing for a party the next day, a 16-year-old Anya walked along the street to practise being steady in stilettos, at which point a car pulled up beside her and a man leaned out and said “If you don’t stop, you’ll regret it”.

When she got in the car, she found Sarah Doukas, the head of modelling agency Storm, inside. Faced with the prospect of a contract, she told Sarah,, “I have no interest in modelling, other than I hear that sometimes models become actors.