Before he was making us swooooon on Stranger Things, Dacre Montgomery was an Aussie school kid with a big dream he was told “wasn’t achievable.”
In a recent social media post, Montgomery revealed his struggles growing up, including failing at school, being fired from his job, and being told he needed to “lose weight.”
“I had a really tough time in school. I was a big kid who loved drama,” Montgomery explained. “I never got passing grades, I wasn’t popular or a gifted sports player.”
“I suffered from anxiety from a young age. I was distracted and I wasn’t focused. But I had a dream, I was lucky – I knew what I wanted to do. And every night I went home and focused on THAT,” he wrote.
Montgomery went on to highlight the hurdles he had to overcome. “When I was 15 I failed my high school drama exams. When I was 16 I was told I needed to lose weight. When I was 17 I was told I should go to drama school and train. When I was 18 I was fired from my job. When I was in drama school I was told to leave. When I had a DREAM – I was told it wasn’t achievable.”
He said, he lost the weight, went to drama school, and “never stopped being curious.”
“I never let the failures get me down. Because I believed in myself and I never let anyone tell me otherwise.”
The 24-year-old Perth-born actor has gone to become a star on Stranger Things, but has also appeared in a string of other films and TV shows, and been nominated for a bunch of pretty impressive awards. Not to mention the fact that wherever Montgomery goes, a string of thirsty and devoted fans follow him.
This post is the Wednesday motivation the world needs. Bless you, Dacre Montgomery.