Overview
- In Glamour’s Women of the Year issue, Zegler says she treats negative commentary like “water off a duck’s back” and doesn’t let it linger.
- She argues public figures are too often denied basic humanity and says she stays grounded by focusing on “my love for the work.”
- Looking back on Snow White, she acknowledges racist backlash to her 2021 casting and media reports of tension with Gal Gadot, emphasizing she showed up and did the job every day.
- Helen Mirren, who conducted the conversation, praises Zegler’s “courage, grace and fortitude” and recalls advising her on handling publicity.
- Zegler points to recent milestones, noting her London Evita run and saying Snow White later hit No. 1 on Disney+, even as box office results showed the film underperformed.