Bella Thorne says Hollywood treated her like a kid on screen and an adult off camera

Bella Thorne's life as a child star came with a harsh reality: Hollywood expected her to be a kid on screen and an adult everywhere else.Thorne began working in entertainment as a child, appearing as a model before taking on television roles in shows including HBO’s "Big Love." Her major breakthrough arrived in 2010 when she was cast as CeCe Jones opposite Zendaya’s Rocky Blue in Disney Channel’s "Shake It Up.""You're ... spending all of your hours a day on set with adults, you know, that is – it's like such a different, the brain's like how do I–" Thorne explained during an appearance on "Call Her Daddy."GOLDIE HAWN SOUNDS THE ALARM ON CHILDHOOD CELEBRITY CULTURE: 'ALL I CAN SAY IS IT'S A NIGHTMARE'"And I'm expected to be this child, but I'm also working like hours like an adult and being in adult conversations," she added.
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Bella Thorne's life as a child star came with a harsh reality: Hollywood expected her to be a kid on screen and an adult everywhere else.Thorne began working in entertainment as a child, appearing as a model before taking on television roles in shows including HBO’s "Big Love." Her major breakthrough arrived in 2010 when she was cast as CeCe Jones opposite Zendaya’s Rocky Blue in Disney Channel’s "Shake It Up.""You're ... spending all of your hours a day on set with adults, you know, that is – it's like such a different, the brain's like how do I–" Thorne explained during an appearance on "Call Her Daddy."GOLDIE HAWN SOUNDS THE ALARM ON CHILDHOOD CELEBRITY CULTURE: 'ALL I CAN SAY IS IT'S A NIGHTMARE'"And I'm expected to be this child, but I'm also working like hours like an adult and being in adult conversations," she added. "And when I f--k up it's my bad, not like a child – It's my bad. Like you're an adult, it's your bad."But navigating those adult expectations while growing up in the public eye didn't come easily for Thorne."Well, I think people can see how I've managed it publicly," she told host Alexandra Cooper.
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- Bella Thorne's life as a child star came with a harsh reality: Hollywood expected her to be a kid on screen and an adult everywhere else.Thorne began working in entertainment as a child, appearing as a model before taking on television roles in shows including HBO’s "Big Love." Her major breakthrough arrived in 2010 when she was cast as CeCe Jones opposite Zendaya’s Rocky Blue in Disney Channel’s "Shake It Up.""You're ... spending all of your hours a day on set with adults, you know, that is – it's like such a different, the brain's like how do I–" Thorne explained during an appearance on "Call Her Daddy."GOLDIE HAWN SOUNDS THE ALARM ON CHILDHOOD CELEBRITY CULTURE: 'ALL I CAN SAY IS IT'S A NIGHTMARE'"And I'm expected to be this child, but I'm also working like hours like an adult and being in adult conversations," she added.
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