Christy Carlson Romano, who worked as a teenager on the series Make a Mind (Disney). Photo: Breeding Instagram @thechristycarlsonromano
Several actors who started their careers at Disney, such as Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez, have already spoken about the experience of growing up in front of cameras. This time, the one who decided to open up about it was Christy Carlson Romano, who has been away from the limelight for a while now.
When she was 16, she took part in the series “Mano a Mana” (2000–2003), which also starred actor Shia LaBeouf. In an interview with Fox News, she stated that she rejects the celebrity label because the term would be “disgusting and out of date”.
“I think ‘public figure’ probably makes more sense or, now, content creator. The word (celebrity) is very triggering because it captures the element of ‘who are you, what is your relevance and what is your value in life’ Adds up. Extremely dehumanizing in some ways,” he said.
Christy, who now ventures into her own podcast and YouTube channel, shares her work on the series and claims that child actors are not properly guided and mentored on film sets.
“It (change) isn’t going to happen overnight. And it may not be something manageable within SAG (United States Actors Guild). It’s something that needs to happen a little bit more in the federal space. These kids are members. paying the union. And they’re not being protected by it”, she says.
“They’re not being educated enough. They have little workshops here and there, but they don’t have enforcers or people who enforce security, and that’s the biggest problem. Things don’t change because we use the old Working on the information.” About how the kids are doing. is being addressed. So it all comes down to SAG or even child labor at the federal level,” he explained.
In a previous interview, the influencer says that she has already received millions of dollars for her work in the series, but she spent it all and went bankrupt.
“I really feel sorry for not investing my money wisely. I didn’t get a house and I had nothing left. I used it as a weapon to buy things and money. I felt That if I can buy some things, I’ll feel better about having a lifestyle.” ,folhapress,
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