Naomi Scott Reveals Struggles With Eczema in 'Teen Vogue's September Issue

Naomi Scott gives off a fierce look on the cover of Teen Vogue‘s September 2019 issue.

Here’s what the 26-year-old Aladdin actress shared in the issue:

On being a self-confessed “floater” who didn’t quite fit in at school: “I was sometimes a little bit out of the loop and didn’t have a group or a clique. Where I found my home was more like swing band practice. Or in drama. Those were the places where I felt comfortable.”

On her message for anyone in debilitating circumstances similar to her eczema: “I hear you. It’s not nice. You know those days where you want to stay in bed, where you can’t move your neck because it’s so sore – I’m with you. And I guarantee you, the more you own it, the more you feel confident…. This is something I wanted to speak on specifically for this interview because for Teen Vogue, for me, has a real ‘no BS’ honesty thing. If I, out of all people, am honest about my imperfections, then I might just make…I think of a 14-year-old girl and [how] it could make her feel just that bit better: ‘oh, she has it and she plays Jasmine.’”

On how her multiracial background confused Hollywood: “There’s a thing of someone [being] like… ‘she’s not white, she’s not Black, she’s not Latina, what is she? There were definitely a few leads that I went for where I think, ultimately, I was maybe the other choice, the ‘exotic’ choice, or the ‘other’.”

Read more of Naomi‘s interview at TeenVogue.com!