The former stars of the child say they have received a mail of frightening fans of prisoners
The alumni of Disney Channel Christy Carlson Romano and Alyson Stoner spoke of the disturbing experience.
It is of public notoriety thatChildren's stars Generally travel a lot, both as young performers and in the years that follow. Two actors who know a lot about this first hand - and try to change things for future children's stars - areChristy Carlson Romano andAlyson Stoner, which recently talked about their experiences on the Romano podcast,Vulnerable. The host of the show is best known for her work on the Disney channel, including the programsEven StevensandKim PossibleAnd the TV movieCadet Kelly. Stoner came first as a dancer in clips, including and especially forMissy Elliot- And she acted inCheaper by the dozen, theIntensify franchise, theRock CampFilms, andThe rest of the sequel to Zack & Cody.
On the podcast, Romano and Stoner have opened a disturbing aspect of the celebrity of children that people could ignore: receive letters from fans that were not their peers. Read the rest to see what they had to say.
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They both received letters from prisoners.
During their conversation, Stoner, 29, and Romano, 38, spoke of how to be a star child and, now, to talk about their experiences, affects their safety concept. Romano shared: "When you grow fearful, I suppose that for your life - I mean, as, how many times have you obtained former condemned or people in prison who write to you letters saying that they like your job?"
Stoner replied: "Yes, and" please sign this ", so it helps them with money on bail."
Romano's father confronted a man who sent him the mail.
Romano shared that his father had intercepted the mail of the fans who had been sent to her when she was younger, so he saw something inappropriate. In one case, he went so far as to travel to another state to face someone about what he was sending.
"I guess someone said crazy things, and my father, without my knowledge, went down to Florida and had a conversation with this guy or something. And it was a bad guy," said the actor . "My father did a lot of things, but I knew I was in my hands, like this person who would do anything, reckless or other."
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Other stars have spoken to receive the mail from adult fans.
Stoner and Romano are not the only former artists of children to have treated this side effect of fame. For example, in an elevation in February 2021 forThe New York Times,,Matilda starMara Wilson shared thatShe received a letter from older men fans.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"It was cute when 10 -year -old children sent me letters saying they were in love with me. It was not when the 50 -year -old men did it," Wilson wrote.
Romano and Stoner have talked about ethics to put children in the business.
The two actors also thought about whether or not it is an ethical choice for a parent to put their child in the entertainment sector. Stoner does not plan to have children, but Romano has two children with her husbandBrendan Rooney.
"I played with just the concept of improving the conditions, but simultaneously, I ask myself the ethnic questions of: is there legitimately an ethical way of doing so if all these factors coexist? And I am not Sure, "said Stoner. "If it was a different experience, of course. But with the current circumstances, the current conditions and the current system, can you rightly say that it is an ethical and healthy decision to take as that parent for your child? "
"No," replied Romano quickly. "I will say that as a parent in the room. It's not ethical."
Stoner added: "I do not try to say that no one should ever do it, because I don't think it will stop whatever the healing process, similar, I had an agency on my decision to 'Being in the industry? Was it really me? Was it my family? So I accept a lot of things, I am like I don't know ... I don't know that there is a healthy way to do it . "
