Winona Ryder Was Bullied After “Beetlejuice” Got here Out

Rising up, I used to be the most important fan of Winona Ryder. She starred within the coolest motion pictures — from Beetlejuice to Edward Scissorhands to the 1994 adaptation of Little Girls, which I had on DVD and performed so typically that I memorized most of her strains.

So, it is simple to neglect that Winona wasn’t at all times a beloved actor. However in a brand new interview with Esquire UK, the 52-year-old recalled being bullied in class, each earlier than and after Beetlejuice. She was simply 15 whereas filming and 16 when the film got here out.

“I used to be very very like Lydia,” she stated. “They didn’t must do a lot with me. My brother discovered an image of me taken like a month earlier than that audition. I’d dyed my hair blue-black, I had these loopy quick bangs, and I wearing black.”

Regardless of the success of the movie, the bullying solely elevated. “I keep in mind considering that it was going to, like, change my standing, and it made it worse.”

She recalled, “They had been like, ‘You’re a witch! You’re a freak!’ It amplified it. I used to be like, ‘However I’m in a film!'”

Thankfully, it wasn’t all dangerous. The expertise of creating the film helped Winona discover herself.

The actor stated she “felt like I used to be me” for the primary time. “I wasn’t making an attempt to be one thing else. That’s an enormous second, for a teen. It actually helped outline me.”

Moreover, she sang the praises of her costars, Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara. “They at all times included me. They had been so form and so considerate. It was distinctive as a result of as a child actor you don’t at all times get that. It’s in regards to the adults.”

“It actually was the primary time I ever felt like I collaborated on a film. And I actually had a reference to Tim [Burton]. I keep in mind happening to different motion pictures and it was not like that. Individuals weren’t so form. It was a lot rougher.”

Now, she resumes her position as Lydia within the long-awaited sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which additionally stars Jenna Ortega. Winona revealed that she met with Tim a number of occasions over time and insisted the one approach to “do it proper” can be if she, Michael, and Catherine all returned for it.

After the sequel was confirmed, Winona was terrified. “I texted Michael and Catherine like, ‘I’m so excited, and I’m additionally actually scared.’ They usually had been like, ‘So are we!'”