Overview

• Zegler faced widespread backlash after being cast in Disney’s Snow White remake in 2021 and for posting “free Palestine” on X alongside earlier critiques of the original film’s portrayal of Prince Charming
• Snow White grossed $205.6 million worldwide against a $270 million production budget, making it the studio’s weakest live-action remake in nearly a decade
• She sought psychiatric care and began taking anxiety medication, saying her psychiatrist’s reminder that her reaction “isn’t normal” and the medication were “truly a game changer”
• Rejecting what she calls a victim mindset, Zegler says she chooses “positivity and light and happiness” each day to maintain her well-being
• Now starring as Eva Perón in the West End revival of Evita, she reaffirms her commitment to humanitarian causes with the belief that “nothing is worth innocent lives”