Leo Woodall Knows That Being 'Objectified' Is Part of Playing a Heartthrob — But Says It Makes Him Feel 'Vulnerable and Exposed'

Leo Woodall says playing heart is not always glamorous.

Asked in a new interview if he felt “objectified” in his leading roles, the 28-year-old actor admitted that he was a “part of the gig”-but he said he was making feelings of insecurity and vulnerability.

“There are sides that make you feel quite vulnerable and exposed. That side is not so fun,” he told the UK Magazine Radio. “When you play such a role described, you can’t help but look at yourself and go,” Am I that guy? “Sometimes there is a pressure for people to buy it.”

Woodall’s latest movie role finds him acting as a much younger love interest of the titular character Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones Continued Angry about the boy.

Meghann Fahy before comfortable with boyfriend Leo Woodall before Bridget Jones London Premiere afterparty

Responding to the trend of emissions and films that emphasize such relationships of an elderly woman and a younger man, Woodall said Radiotumes: “It is a dynamics that has always existed in the real world. And for reasons I am not sure, it is now shown on the screen. This is important, because the best movie creation is: a presentation of all layers of life.”

“But this special Mokina Not that, “he noticed.” There is much of her grief and motherhood. And fortunately my character comes in and smiling at her face. ”

Leo Woodall in the ‘Crazy Boy’ scene.

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He said he did not enter into the project “Thinking that I want to explore” that type of role of “a toy boy”, explaining that he was drawn by a convincing scenario. “I thought the scenario was beautiful and I wanted to be a part of it,” he told the socket.

Woodall is also a longtime fan of beloved film franchise, who was first launched in 2001 Bridget Jones diaryAdjusting the novel of the same name by Helen Fielding.

“I’ve always loved movies,” he said Radiotumes. “There is only so much chance that you will be part of something special as Bridget Jones. ”

Leo Woodall felt ‘protective’ over Playboy’s characters that shoot Netflix’s One day: ‘Serious responsibility’ (exclusive)

Leo Woodall in ‘One Day’ on Netflix.

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Last year Woodall opened to people about his romantic turn in the Netflix Drama Series One day (based on David Nicholls book of 2009) and how he felt “protective” about how he portrayed his rich Playboy character Dex.

“It was a real vulnerability deep in this character, where the face of him [a] A confident, privileged, golden boy, and I think he dug deeper into him, there was a lot of fragility and vulnerability, “he said at the time.

“I felt a lot of empathy for him. I felt quite protective of him after I started to approach the role,” he continued. “And I also just think it was a nice story.”

In a time -spent series, Oxford Student Dex meets Emma (Ambikica Mod) at the Last Supper of the University at a random meeting that ends up the design of both of their lives. As they enter and come out of life for each other in the next two decades, they alternate between their chemistry and denial.

“I think there was definitely a serious responsibility that I and Ambika felt to tell their stories,” White lotus The star told people.

Bridget Jones: Crazy for a boy Premiere on February 13 at Peacock.

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