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Snow White star Rachel Zegler says she's had the 'hardest year of her life' as she celebrates 23rd birthday - after being slammed as 'woke' for 'hating' Disney's original 1937 classic


Rachel Zegler has reflected on her 'hard year' after celebrating her 23rd birthday. 'The door is shutting on 22 right now, and wow! What a hard year!' she wrote.

The young actress revealed she 'hated' Disney's original 1937 classic and its 'stalker' Prince - whose 'weird' storyline won't feature in the new movie - in a series of interviews that have sparked anger on social media. Before finding fame, Rachel, whose mother Gina is Colombian and construction worker father is Polish, worked as a part-time wedding singer and was an honor roll student. The American actress, from New Jersey, who was cast alongside Ansel Elgort as Tony, landed the coveted role after submitting a video of herself singing one of the 1957 musical's most well-known songs, I Feel Pretty, in Spanish to producers.

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