Film star Josh: Image talk is 'uncomfortable'

ACTOR Josh O'Connor has said it “is weird” to him that some people may see him as an object of desire on the internet, and that anyone talking about his image, whether it is “good or bad” makes him feel “uncomfortable”.

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The film star, who reached a new level of fame after his appearance in steamy tennis drama Challengers (2024), said director Luca Guadagnino had to coach him to be like his character Patrick Zweig, who is wrapped up in a love triangle with characters played by Zendaya and Mike Faist.

O'Connor, 35, told British GQ: “He (Guadagnino) kept (saying) ‘Confident!’ He was like ‘Get your shoulders back. You're a sexy, confident guy.”