Star Wars actor John Boyega reveals childhood struggle as he opens up on past
thesun.co.ukBAFTA winner John Boyega has returned to his roots in South London and spoken of the financial hardship he endured during his childhood.
The Star Wars actor visited a Croydon youth centre and offered his advice on what he thinks is needed for young kids to turn their dreams into reality.
He said: “We didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up, so I know how important it is to have free spaces and activities outside of the home. “I was lucky that I had my father’s church and a local community drama group at Theatre Peckham, so I had places to go, and opportunities to dream. “That’s why places like Legacy Youth Zone in Croydon are so important for the next generation - we just need more of them, all across the country so young people have a safe space to be themselves and have the opportunity to discover their passions in life, just as I did.” His visit to the centre was part of a special evening with Amazon which has teamed up with youth charity OnSide to provide products, funds, and programming to support its network of state-of-the-art Youth Zones which help 50,000 young people across the UK.
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