Luke Evans opens up about ‘terrible anxiety’ over body image

Luke Evans opened up about his ‘terrible anxiety’ about not looking ‘good enough’ shirtless.

In a recent chat on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast the 45-year-old actor candidly discussed aging and having anxiety over body image.

“I still sometimes go to the gym and just feel very anxious,” Evans began. “I look at myself in the mirror and just go, ‘You don’t look good enough,’ or ‘You’re letting it go.’ I look at my face…the terrible part of my industry is that you’re just reminded constantly of the decades of film you’ve done when you had not a crease on the face and not one gray stubble, whereas all my stubble is now gray.”

It is pertinent to mention that Evans is best known for his movies like Fast & Furious, The Hobbit trilogy, and Beauty and the Beast.

“I’ve had to learn to be kinder to myself, but I have terrible anxiety about feeling good enough physically,” he further explained.

“Part of that isn’t completely bad [because] it gives you a little something to fight for, but it can be overwhelming. I’ve been on a beach just recently, and I didn’t want to take my T-shirt off. I don’t want to be in that place. I know I shouldn’t feel like that, but you know we are sensitive creatures, we’re very delicate. As hard as I may look, I am quite delicate,” Evans added.

While admitting his duty of maintaining his appearance as an actor, Evans noted that if he was not an actor he sould have not cared about his appearance.

“I wouldn’t care so much, but it is part of my job. I get cast in certain roles that require a certain amount of physical strength and aesthetics.