Bates Motel star Freddie Highmore covers the summer 2015 issue of Attitude magazine. Posing for a cheeky cover photo in a striped knit, Highmore’s image is accompanied by the tagline “Freddie’s Coming for You”, which plays with the idea of horror figure Freddy Krueger.
Talking to the magazine about the increased interest and attention brought about by his starring role in Bates Motel, Highmore addresses celebrity and the sexual gaze. The 23 year-old actor shares, “I think in a way, being judged as a sex symbol and being famous almost go hand in hand but it is not something I have ever sought. It’s tricky because these days success relies on promoting the film or the show more and more, and promoting the actors via Twitter and social media, which I am not on. There is more and more pressure on actors to try to embrace a public social media presence. But I am still holding out.” Read more at Attitude.co.uk.