“I still sometimes go to the gym and just feel very anxious.” Gay actor Luke Evans opens up about his “terrible anxiety” over insecurities about his body

Gay actor Luke Evans appeared on the podcast How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, opening up about his “terrible anxiety” over insecurities about his body.

“I still sometimes go to the gym and just feel very anxious,” he said.

“I look at myself in the mirror and just go, ‘you don’t look good enough’, or ‘you’re letting it go’.”

The Welsh, 45-year-old star of Beauty and the Beast and Dracula Untold, added: “I look at my face – the terrible part of my industry is that you’re just reminded constantly of the decades of film you’ve done when you had not a crease on the face and not one grey stubble, whereas all my stubble is now grey,” he said.

“And just so many things I keep being reminded of, so I’ve had to learn to be kinder to myself, but I have terrible anxiety about feeling good enough physically.”

“Part of that isn’t completely bad, I think it gives you a little something to fight for, but it can be overwhelming.”

Luke has been with his long-term, Spanish boyfriend Fran Tomas since 2021, saying in an interview: “He’s a great human being. He’s the best part of me, for sure. He’s kind, calm. He’s happy. He’s positive. He’s a hard worker.

“He literally makes me a better person. And has put up with my shit, which, I can’t imagine what that would be like.”

Evans went on to describe Tomas as his best friend, adding that they even have a strong professional relationship.

“We’re best friends. We travel together. We work together. And we’re building a life together. We’re happy, and I’m very grateful that I’ve met that person,” he added.