Blanchard didn’t waste time finding her stride as a celebrity.

Here’s a closer look at Rowan Blanchard’s stunning transformation.

She said that she was actually bullied in elementary school because of her eyebrows.

Rowan Blanchard

While she tried to tweeze them, Blanchard said that her mother wouldn’t let her touch them.

The actress revealed toL’Officielthat she signed up for her first Tumblr account when she was just 9 years old.

By the age of 10, she was on Instagram.

Rowan Blanchard

News), “Being queer to me just means not putting a label on sexuality just existing.”

Inanother tweet, Blanchard said that she can see herself being with someone of any gender.

Blanchard isn’t trying to be edgy or evasive when she says she isn’t into labels.

Rowan Blanchard

As Blanchard toldW, she’s just an ordinary young woman whose family treats her just like anyone else.

The actress called Maggie Nelson’sThe Argonautsand Hilton Als’White Girls"necessary texts for living."

The actress has sought out older women who can help mentor her.

Rowan Blanchard

In an interview withNylon, Blanchard said that she found being on the Disney Channel “stressful.”

She released her first book when she was just 16 years old.

Blanchard said the book is about “growing up,” but not necessarily about being a teenager.

Rowan Blanchard

Fortunately, she found the strength to share her voice with others.

This, said Blanchard, made it difficult for her to be truly comfortable with being called an activist.

By 2019, Blanchard rejected the label completely.

Rowan Blanchard

Instead, she toldEllethat she just thinks of herself as an actress who likes to read.

The actress has been candid about her depression, opening up about it inan Instagram postwhen she was 14.

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Rowan Blanchard

Hardly anyone gets through adolescence unscathed, and Blanchard is no exception to that apparent rule.

In 2018, Blanchard admitted toPopSugarthat being a teenager is rough for famous stars, too.

“I definitely still feel insecure,” she said of her adolescence.

Rowan Blanchard

She’s not just looking to act, though, or even to act while she continues writing.

The formerGirl Meets Worldstar has her eyes set on a directing career.

Like Blanchard herself, the films she loves are not “typical,” as she toldCoveteur.

Rowan Blanchard

Blanchard doesn’t want to tell stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Instead, she “would rather make something that trails.”

We can’t wait to see what Rowan Blanchard has in store for theentertainmentindustry.

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard