'It feels really good to just be, ‘This is who I am!’ That extra layer of freedom allows me to put energy where it’s meant to be.' ❤️ GlamourWOTY
Self-belief hasn’t been an easy journey for Cynthia, though. “It took me some time to really hone in on who I am, what I have to offer the universe and to feel confident in that,” Cynthia reveals. “Once I found it, I felt fiercely protective of it because there’s only one me, just like there’s only one anyone else. I get this sort of weird feeling if I’m not being honest or truthful about who I am. I’ve learned not to be anything but me. Sometimes it’s to my detriment and I’m OK with that.
Whilst coming out has been revelatory for Cynthia, her proudest moment came before this. “I was really proud of myself for getting on the plane to New York to do, really proud of myself because it was really scary. I had no idea what I was stepping into. I’d never done Broadway before. I was going by myself. I didn’t know what I would do or how it would turn out.
I wonder, given those personal moments of achievement, do accolades really matter for Cynthia? And how badly does she want the Oscar to become an EGOT? “I always hate it when people are like, ‘They’re not important.’ I think for a Black actress, they can be really important. They shift the way people see you in the industry, but there’s also just the young girl in you who used to watch all of these award shows and see everyone go up, get their award and make their speech.
As one of life’s great performers and lovers of life , what would that little girl in the nativity play with the tea towel on top of her head doing that best rendition ofsay to Cynthia, the gamechanging performer she is today? “She might giggle a lot, because she was five, and I think she might ask, ‘Is that you? Is that you as well?’ She might be in a little bit of disbelief and then I would explain to her that she made some really good decisions and she’s landed in a place where she’s happy –...
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