Jamie Dornan is opening up about how he handles strain from followers and divulges a “scary” expertise he had with a stalker.
After starring within the wildly well-liked Fifty Shades of Gray trilogy, primarily based on E.L. James’ novels, the actor discovered himself on the heart of the fandom, together with fan-created conspiracies about him and his co-star Dakota Johnson.
Dornan lately informed The Impartial that he “tried to place partitions up round [the fans], to actually attempt to not let that in.”
“I’m fairly good at simply blocking any of the noise related to no matter fandom is – not letting it have an effect on me, or extra importantly my household,” added The Vacationer actor, who has three daughters together with his spouse Amelia Warner.
However Dornan revealed that he has additionally been in some scary conditions which have impacted his household.
“I had a state of affairs… a stalker-type state of affairs earlier than Covid,” he recalled. “That was fucking scary. Somebody turned up at my home when my youngsters had been there. … The extra I can block that out, the higher it’s for me and the household.”
Following the eye he obtained from the Fifty Shades of Gray movies, Dornan now is aware of he prefers a steadiness on the subject of taking over high-profile initiatives, one the place he can nonetheless have considerably of a “regular life.”
“There’s by no means going to be something like Fifty Shades once more,” The Fall actor informed the outlet. “It felt very very like its personal factor, significantly as a result of it targeted in and round intercourse. However there are clearly different jobs that deliver insane scrutiny, like superhero stuff, or fucking James Bond – any of that stuff. I’ve achieved fairly effectively to keep away from that form of shit thus far.”
Dornan added, “I’m not saying I’d by no means do something tremendous high-profile once more, or an enormous [intellectual property] with all eyes on it… I most likely will. However I’m additionally actually pleased with the place I’m at proper now. I can reside a fairly regular life for probably the most half. I can sit on the Tube and I’m tremendous. I’m an formidable particular person, and I’ve a fireplace underneath me, however within the final 10 years or so, I’ve realized I don’t need large peaks on a regular basis. That doesn’t curiosity me. I’m joyful to maintain ticking over as I’m, then at some point simply disappear and play golf for the remainder of my life.”
