Rumer Willis has always been identified as one of the frontrunners to take home the prize in Season 20 of Dancing With The Stars. While her dance performances appear to be nothing less than perfect week after week, the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore revealed that she struggled to win the fight over bullying - both online and offline.
In an interview with People, Rumer shared that being the daughter of extremely famous celebrities took a toll on her in the form of bullying. Although she has experienced her fair share of negative comments offline, the Workaholics star admitted that cyberbullying truly rattled her.
Rumer said "it was really hard" to accept when she started reading about the opinions of others about her in the Internet. She disclosed that "people really started getting ugly" when discussing her online. "I would read that stuff and feel awful," she admitted. "I thought, 'I don't even get a chance?'" the actress added.
Unbeknownst to most of her online bashers, Rumer started working part-time right after graduating from college. While being employed at a Marc Jacobs boutique, she would try to manage her time efficiently in order to enroll in acting classes as well as take voice lessons. In between these activities, Rumer tries to audition for various roles in either television shows or big screen projects.
Rumer shared that these efforts on her part to make it on her own zoom right past the public who still insist on judging her based on her famous parents' connections as well as criticizing her physical appearance. "People still don't necessarily know that I work," she shared during the interview. "They just have opinions," she elucidated.
The Sorority Row actress also disclosed that her failure to apply makeup when attending events often led to people insulting her, especially online.
"I would go to an event and I didn't realize I needed to do my makeup," Rumer confessed. While she previously attempted to defend herself, her responses were always met with illogical reasoning. "People always say, 'You signed up for this, you're an actor,' but I used to take it really personally," she shared.
Eventually, however, Rumer learned to accept her predicament and focus on the positive things in her life. "If you let your value be determined by what other people think, you're screwed," she advised.
