Fame and celebrity. They can come with true obstacles. Of course, there’s the enormous wealth, and tremendous access, that typically follow stardom. When you reach the top of the entertainment industry, your life changes, forever. But not all the changes are welcome, as Jamie Dornan discovered while working on the Fifty Shades of Grey film adaptations. Critics didn’t love the movies, and fans argued over the first movie’s ending, leading to all sorts of chatter surrounding the trilogy. While we tracked the off-screen relationship between Dornan and his Fifty Shades co-star Dakota Johnson, the actor was fending off unwanted attention from stalkers.
Jamie Dornan has moved on from the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, stealing scenes in the hilarious Barb & Star and eventually making the shortlist to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond. But he’ll always be associated with Christian Grey, the part he played in the 2015 film and its sequels. And in a recent interview with The Independent, Dornan explained how he tried to separate himself from the fandom that came with that popular saga… and the repercussions his family experienced. Dornan said in the interview:
