Goldie Hawn has revealed that she suffered from anxiety and had “mini panic attacks” after landing her first big role in Hollywood.
during the latest episode of the podcast “Create space with Hoda Kotb” The 78-year-old actress recalled auditioning for the sitcom Good Morning World in 1967, but said she thought she was too young for the role. But Horne said her agent called her the next day and told her the show's producers had written a part specifically for her.
The Overboard star revealed that he felt “depressed” and “anxious” after hearing the news.
“And that's because I didn't want to do that. I was a dancer. I just got my feet wet,” Horn explained.
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Goldie Hawn recalled experiencing anxiety and “mini panic attacks” when she landed her first big acting role. (Getty Images)
She continued, “I called home. And I said, 'Mom, you're not going to believe this. You know, they wrote the part for me. 'Then I got anxious and had a little panic attack.'
“I noticed that every time I entered a restaurant or place, I felt dizzy and wanted to go home,” she added.
“It was the most terrifying thing that ever happened to me.”
Horne recalled that while filming “Good Morning World,” there were times when “I had to go backstage and collect myself because I didn't know when I was going to have another panic attack.”
Hawn appeared on the sitcom “Good Morning World” in 1967. (CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
The actress told Kotb that she decided to seek professional help and started seeing a psychologist.
“It wasn’t me, so I went in person,” she recalled. “I mean, I was a happy kid.”
“Nothing bothered me,” she continued. “I was so happy…I didn’t know what happened to that joy.”
“I tried to fake a smile. I'll never forget that. It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me.”
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The actress won an Oscar for her performance in 1969's “Cactus Flower.” (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)
Hawn co-starred with Ronnie Shell, Joby Baker, Billy De Wolf, and Julie Parrish on Good Morning World, which aired for one season from 1967 to 1968.
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After “Good Morning World” ended, Hawn became a regular cast member of the hit comedy sketch television series “Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In,” which aired from 1968 to 1973, and landed his first major film role in 1969. . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the comedy film “Cactus Flower''.
In her conversation with Kotb, Horne explained that being proactive about her mental health has helped her manage her fears and stop being influenced by other people's opinions of her.
Horne said she has learned not to be influenced by other people's opinions of her. (Axel/Bauer Griffin/Film Magic)
“When I was anxious and scared and scared, I went to the doctor and I stayed with him for nine years,” she said. “Why? Because I was learning about myself. I was learning about how to forgive. And as I became very successful, the perception of me by other people who didn't know me. I was learning how to manage it.”
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“If someone says, 'I love you, you're amazing,' that's great. But they don't know me,” Horn continued.
“And if people say, 'Wow,' and you get bad reviews and it's all mean and awful, you think, 'Well, that was their perception, but that's not true.' .”
