Overview

• Rachel Zegler has begun starring as Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Evita at the London Palladium
• She reaffirmed her pro-Palestine stance, saying her compassion has no boundaries and she will accept professional risks to speak out on innocent lives
• Zegler detailed her mental health journey, seeking help from a psychiatrist and starting anxiety medication to restore her confidence and daily functioning
• Rejecting a victim mindset, she emphasized her deliberate choice of positivity, light and happiness in responding to online hate and film scrutiny
• She faced intense backlash and was blamed for Disney’s Snow White remake underperforming while facing criticism over casting, comments on the original film and her political posts