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I was a very awkward high schooler, especially in early high school.

I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out.

I didn't necessarily fit in in high school. I felt very awkward. I still feel completely awkward and weird in my body sometimes. I'm hoping that's going to go away, but I've just embraced it as reality.

I was painfully shy, so my aunt suggested to my mum that me and my brother go to Stage 84, a performing arts school in Yorkshire. I've probably romanticised it in my head, but I seem to remember that in the space of an hour's drama workshop, I was transformed. I went in really shy, and I came out full of confidence.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

I had a weirdly awesome high-school experience.

I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence because I was quite shy.

I think everyone has their awkward phases. Growing up isn't easy for everyone. I definitely had my awkward moments.

I started out really into musical theater. So you can imagine I was super popular. I wasn't awkward looking at all.

The stage was our school, our home, our life.