Sofia Carson Reveals Pressure To ‘Be Sexier’ In Hollywood

Sofia Carson‘s rise to fame started along with her breakout position on Disney Channel, the place she rapidly grew to become a fan favourite. She made her debut in 2014 with a guest-starring position on the favored sequence “Austin & Ally,” taking part in Chelsea, a assured and bold character.

Her main breakthrough got here in 2015 when she was forged as Evie, the fashion-savvy daughter of the Evil Queen, within the Disney Channel Authentic Film “Descendants.” The movie, directed by Kenny Ortega, grew to become an enormous success, introducing Sofia to a world viewers.

As Sofia Carson’s star continues to rise, she is reflecting on the challenges of staying true to herself whereas navigating life within the highlight.

Sofia Carson lately attended her PEOPLE StyleWatch shoot in Los Angeles. With over a decade within the highlight, Carson has perfected the artwork of commanding consideration. “I really like making a second out of each time I step onto a carpet,” she shared.

Carrying a dramatic caped costume and towering Christian Louboutin heels, the 31-year-old actress, singer, and dancer leaped effortlessly into the air because the photographer snaps the proper shot.

“I’ve at all times gravitated in direction of something that feels timeless and chic,” she mentioned of her trend sense and magnificence decisions. “Audrey Hepburn has at all times been my guiding mild by way of the whole lot relating to trend and magnificence. So I at all times, at all times gravitate in direction of timeless, magnificence, stylish.”

Nonetheless, rising up in Hollywood, Sofia mentioned it was tougher to navigate the style expectations. “The second that you simply step in entrance of a digicam, you study an entire lot about what fits you, and likewise about what you’re feeling most like your self in,” she defined. “For a very long time it wasn’t cool to lean towards elegant and timeless, and I used to be at all times requested to be sexier or be cooler, no matter that meant,” she says of her penchant for ball robes over bodycon clothes. “And [my glam team and I] by no means did, as a result of it simply wasn’t me.”

She added, “There’s such energy in embracing absolute femininity and I really like with the ability to do that usually.”

Sofia Carson has dazzled followers along with her personal Disney magic, however which Disney Princess does she maintain closest to her coronary heart?

“My favourite Disney princess was at all times Belle from ‘Magnificence and the Beast,'” she revealed. “Rising up, I believe she was the primary one which I felt appeared like me as a result of she was a brunette. And he or she at all times had her nostril buried in a guide and she or he wasn’t chasing after a prince, and I felt very seen by that as a younger impartial girl. So Belle was at all times my favourite.”

9-year-old Riley requested Sofia for recommendation on methods to handle stage nerves, saying, “As a result of I’m a dancer too.”

“What provides me ease is getting ready as a lot as potential, rehearsing with my coach in order that the whole lot turns into part of my muscle,” the actress mentioned. “So once I get onstage, butterflies will at all times kick in, however when you could have management of your muscle, it will not have an effect on you as a lot, however lately I used to be simply taking pictures a film in London and I needed to go straight from that into a few very large performances with Andrea Bocelli and I used to be only a wreck for a number of days.”

“And the one factor that I did to assist myself was to only lean into rehearsing as a lot as potential,” Sofia added. “However I believe it is a ravishing factor to have nerves as a result of I believe it implies that you are simply so completely obsessed with what you do, and I believe that is a ravishing factor. I believe it was Emma Stone who talked in regards to the energy of tension and utilizing it as a superpower. And I actually have nervousness and pondering of it in that means has been actually empowering.”

When talking on her friendship along with her “Descendants” co-stars, Dove Cameron, BooBoo Stewart, and Cameron Boyce, Sofia revealed they’re “bonded for all times after what we skilled.”

“Filming ‘Descendants’ was a fairy story. It was a dream come true in each sense,” she revealed. “And we reunite yearly collectively for [the Cam for a Cause] gala to assist The Cameron Boyce Foundation.”

Cameron Boyce tragically handed away on July 6, 2019, on the age of 20. His demise was attributable to a sudden seizure attributable to epilepsy, a situation he had been managing privately.