Jacob Elordi’s life changed after a painful moment in his adolescence.
The 28-year-old actor shared that he was just 16 when a serious rugby injury forced him to stop playing the sport he grew up with.
In Australia, rugby was an integral part of its identity. At St Joseph’s Nudgee College in Brisbane, Jacob felt it was okay to play sport, even if his heart was slowly leaning elsewhere.
At the same time, the Frankenstein The star was quietly rehearsing for a school play. However, performing made him feel alive but his rugby coach pushed him to choose between the field and the stage.
Before he could decide, the actor’s body made the choice for him.
Jacob broke a bone in his back while lifting weights and shortly after, a violent tackle during a rugby match aggravated the injury.
Talk to The Hollywood A journalist, he remembers lying on the ground, in pain and laughing, realizing that everything had changed.
He compares himself to the High School Musical character Troy Bolton, torn between sport and performance.
Additionally, the injury ended his rugby dreams, but it opened up another path.
With the sport behind him, Jacob began to play to its fullest and that moment, filled with pain and fear, slowly became the beginning of his journey to Hollywood and the career he has today.
