Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of drug abuseDafne Keen, who is now 21, recently opened up about what it was like to enter the Hollywood industry from the mere age of 11. She made her big entry by playing the young mutant Laura/X-23 opposite Hugh Jackman in 2017’s ‘Logan.’ She opened up about how she would attend Hollywood parties at the time and that she was also often offered drugs during such parties.
Dafne Keen talks about entering the Hollywood industry at a young age
While featuring on the ‘Inside of You’ podcast, she shared her experience of entering the Hollywood industry at such a young age. She commented, “I don’t think I’ve ever been drunk enough to even have a hangover. I’m such a control freak with that,” adding, “Because also I think as a child actor I witnessed so much of that as a child that I just had no interest… I was getting offered Coke at wrap parties. Like, tiny. Like 11, 12, 13. So I saw what that was, so I was like, ‘I don’t really have any interest in that’… I was saying no, fortunately.”She continued in the interview that even now, as an adult, she stays away from alcohol and other substances as much as she can. She explained, “I don’t really need it. I’ll go out and stay out ‘til 6, but sober. Just for the vibes, just because I like music, I like dancing, and I like people… I used to lie as a teenager so I wouldn’t get peer pressured. I’d be like, ‘Nah, I’m good. I don’t want to drink. I already took something. Dead sober. Like the goodest goody-two-shoes ever.”
Dafne Keen calls Hugh Jackman the best on-screen dad
During the interview, she also sang praises of costar Hugh Jackman. She shared, “[Hugh Jackman] gave me a lot of really positive reinforcement and a lot of really good advice. And he was always so lovely,” Keen remembered of her co-star. “He’s the best number one you could ever wish for. And he’s the best on-screen dad. He genuinely felt like a sort of parental figure…. He made sure that no one was abusing my hours, that I was having fun on set, and that I wasn’t aware of any tensions that would’ve been happening behind the scenes. He was so incredibly protective and amazing.”On the work front, Keen continues to thrive in the industry. She had earlier reprised her role as Laura in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine.’ Other than that, she also appeared in ‘His Dark Materials’ for three seasons, as well as ‘The Acolyte.’ She will next be playing the role of Artemis in the show ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians.’
