LARK DOOLAN
At school the bullying started and was so severe that at one point he was stripped in the bathroom by a group of girls and dragged into a crowded hallway.
“They were going to teach me how to wear a bra.” People Maazine
Category: Celebrities Who Were Bullied
Hayden Panettiere
HAYDEN PANETTIERE
“When I was at school, I was bullied. The lunchroom was the bane of my existence. I was only about 12 when I had an identity crisis. I just didn’t know where I fit in.” People Magazine
Stacy London
STACY LONDON
Stacy faced severe bullying because of psoriasis. “It was so severe and pretty traumatic. Kids at 11 aren’t kind. They were leaving notes in my locker saying, ‘You look like the elephant man, go home before you infect us.’ Nobody understood that psoriasis isn’t contagious, and it can’t kill you, but it’s the kind of disease you sometimes wish could. After all those years of being looked at with an air of disgust, I wanted to command respect; I wanted to be beautiful and be considered cool.” People Magazine
Paul Bettany
PAUL BETTANY
“I used to hide in the deputy headmaster’s office during recess because I was very bullied, and I was just shy. I couldn’t talk to anybody. Life’s curly. Don’t stress too much. The greatest thing as I hurdle towards old age is that now I feel less embarrassed about everything. It just all goes away.” People Magazine
Akira Akbar
AKIRA AKBAR
“Act confident, even if you’re not. When I was younger, I was bullied because I was small. And that made me act small. One day, a girl who I thought was my friend actually picked me up and put me in a trash can, Literally. And then I told my mom about it, she was like, ‘What? That is unacceptable.’ That’s when I decided I wasn’t going to act small anymore. I started sticking up for myself and built up my confidence. Now that’s a superpower.” GL
Demi Lovato
DEMI LOVATO
“The people that hurt me, those are my teachers. I long for a content and serene life, and it’s always darkest before the dawn.” People Magazine
Rita Moreno
RITA MORENO
“I never let my mom know that kids called me names because I intuited that there was nothing she could do about it. Self-respect is one of the most difficult things to achieve when you’ve lived without it for years, as I did.” People Magazine
Anthony Ramos
ANTHONY RAMOS
“I didn’t always love my freckles. I got made fun of because of them as a kid, but I love my freckles now. They’re part of who I am. It took me a while to get to that place, so why would I cover up that thing that has taken me so long to embrace? I want to show them off.” Allure Magazine
Maya Hawke
MAYA HAWKE
“All my friends made fun of me. I eventually learned that life is complicated, and you have to just be yourself.” People Magazine
Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
GABRIELLE NEVAEH GREEN
“Hey you made such a big difference in my life and I can be myself because of you,’ It’s really heartwarming because I was just in that seat not too long ago-I know *exactly* what they’re going through.” GL