Christina Ricci says stardom as kid was an 'escape' from 'horrendous childhood': 'Real life is worse'
foxnews.comChristina Ricci this week said, for her, acting at a young age was an "escape" from her "horrendous" childhood. "When I first started, and still as adults, this career has always been an escape for me," the actress, who first became famous as Wednesday Addams in 1991’s "The Addams Family," told Entertainment Weekly when asked about surviving childhood stardom.
The actress, who now stars in Showtime's "Yellowjackets," continued, "As a kid, it was an escape from, like, a horrendous childhood and just getting to go away – be in hotels and be on set and be with other adults and be valued.
All the little things that sort of are negative about the industry and the career, they've always been things that I've just been like, 'Well, real life is worse.'" She agreed there are many parts of Hollywood that are "difficult to navigate," but she said, "I also think that I really benefited from this place in time where gradually things have been getting better and are so much better now.
We benefit from all the amazing work that younger generations are doing." She has made accusations of "child abuse" in her family in the past, telling The Guardian last year, "People write things like, ‘Christina talks about the trauma of fame.’ It’s like, no.
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