1 week Ago By Paige Gawley
Nicholas Galitzine is sharing insight into his sexuality. After starring as a closeted rugby player in Handsome Devil , a gay prince in Red, White & Royal Blue , and a man who seduces the king of England in Mary & George , 29-year-old Galitzine has faced questions about his real-life preferences. "I identify as a straight man, but I have been a part of some incredible queer stories," he tells British GQ .
"I felt a sense of uncertainty sometimes about whether I'm taking up someone's space, and perhaps guilt. At the same time, I see those characters as not solely their sexuality." Galitzine -- who once thought he'd be a pro athlete before injuries set him down a different path -- told the publication that he's not afraid to challenge masculinity, though that wasn't always the case.
"I was a very scared young man," he recalls. "And I think a lot of men are really scared. I think they're scared of their own mortality.
I think they're scared of being found out. There's this notion in masculinity that you have to be in control and certain of everything." Galitzine's latest role isn't a queer one.
Rather, in The Idea of You , he stars as a 24-year-old pop star who has a love affair with a 40-year-old divorcee, played by Anne Hathaway . When ET spoke to Hathaway last month, she opened up about her chemistry with her co-star. "Nick and I just, we got along right off the bat," she said.
"We just started texting and then we started talking and then we were acting together and then we w.
