‘Euphoria actress fights back trolls’ abuse
MAUDE Apatow has hit back at being branded a “nepotism baby” and admitted she is “in a lucky position”.
The Euphoria actress and daughter of Hollywood power players Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann admitted the abuse initially got her down until she realised she would just have to keep working to prove herself in the industry.
Maude, 24, told the new issue of Porter magazine: “At first, I was sad… I try not to let it get to me because I obviously understand that I’m in such a lucky position.
“A lot of people (in a similar position) have proven themselves over the years, so I’ve got to keep going and make good work.”
She had been called a “nepotism baby” by online trolls and says in the new interview she used her worries over being shy to improve her acting.
“I’d channel all my anxiety into theatre. Everything had to be just perfect. That’s not always a good thing; I probably burnt a lot of bridges.”
She also told Porter about struggling with anxiety since she was a teenager: “I never want to let fear get in the way.”
Maude, the older sister of Love actress Iris Apatow, 19, said she does turn to her film-maker dad for guidance with her writing after he directed her in her first film, his 2007 comedy Knocked Up, which also starred her mom. Maude is making the third and final season of Sam Levinson’s Euphoria for HBO, and working on a “dark comedy” she will write and feature in for Netflix. | Bang Showbiz