Natalia Dyer has reveals her struggles with people wanting to know about her relationship with her co-star boyfriend Charlie Heaton.
The actress, 27, said that working with her real life beau, 28, is ‘indescribable’ but she finds it ‘curious’ that people are intrigued by their romance.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan UK on Friday, Natalia explained that she sees herself as ‘just a person too’ so sometimes finds the interest difficult.
Private: Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer, 27, has admitted that working with her real life and on-screen boyfriend Charlie Heaton is an ‘indescribable thing’ on Friday
Speaking to the publication, she detailed working alongside Charlie and explained: ‘It’s an understanding that would be hard to replicate. It’s an indescribable thing.’
She added: ‘I’m always curious as to why it comes up. Why do people want to know about it?
‘I think it’s a natural instinct to want to know more about the people who are on your screens for hours, about what they’re like in real life. [But] now that I’ve experienced the other side of it…It sounds so cliché, but I’m just a person, too.’
Candid: The actress, who prefers to keep her relationship underwraps, has admitted she is ‘curious’ as to why the public want to know more
The couple, have kept their relationship status fairly private after starting to date in 2016.
Explaining their decision Natalia detailed: ‘Some people are very good about being open and sharing, and other people feel a little more comfortable holding some things for themselves.’
In terms of her celebrity status she added that her supportive family helps to keep her grounded.
Explaining their decision Natalia detailed: ‘Some people are very good about being open and sharing, and other people feel a little more comfortable holding some things for themselves’
The actress added: ‘It’s about being nice to yourself and checking in with yourself about it. I think you have to learn what your boundaries are.
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‘I’m lucky that my family is supportive. The whole fame thing can affect everybody in your orbit in some way. I try to respect how they feel about it, but they’re fiercely protective of me, which is so valuable. It’s very grounding to touch back into reality.’
Discussing her relationship with social media she explained that she feels ‘underqualified’ to throw out opinions online.
Natalia candidly said: ‘Its role in our society is evolving so much, and I don’t know if we’re evolving as fast as it. In some ways, I’m very grateful to have a platform and fans that care about what you have to say. But I also think there’s a lot of pressure to say things, and in a lot of ways I feel underqualified.
‘I also wonder if being too overexposed could limit my ability to do what I do well. As an actor, I want to be able to try and fail at things. I also want to be able to melt into characters and be someone else.
‘I have moments where it feels right to engage and talk about something, but in a lot of ways it’s about trying to absorb and listen and grow as a human before I throw out my ideas and opinions.’
Honest: Discussing her relationship with social media she explained that she feels ‘underqualified’ to throw out opinions online
Stranger Things follows a group of teenagers in the fictional town of Hawkins during the ’80s, and also stars Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard.
Speaking about the cast she added: ‘It’s a bond that is hard to describe. We were all very excited and we hadn’t done anything like it before. So to have it become so big, literally overnight, was a very specific experience. It really tied us all together.’
Of award-winning actress Winona Ryder, who stars as Joyce Byers, Natalia continued: ‘She’s so lovely and funny in real life and is somebody who’s worked out a balance of how to do what she likes to do, while also maintaining her sense of self.’
Exciting: On the upcoming series of Stranger Things Natalia divulged: ‘Nancy’s doing a lot of cool things, and we have some new cast members joining us who are amazing’
The supernatural thriller series is set to return to Netflix later this month, she revealed that viewers can expect to learn more about the world of The Upside Down’.
Natalia divulged: ‘I’m always asking the Duffer brothers [who created the show], ‘How does this happen? Where is this going?’ And this time we’re going to get some more clarity.
‘Nancy’s doing a lot of cool things, and we have some new cast members joining us who are amazing. Such is the nature of our show that every press round, I’m like, ‘It’s darker, it’s scarier, it feels more intense.’ But it really is!’
The June/July issue of Cosmopolitan UK is on sale from May 10.
Loved-up: The couple, have kept their relationship status fairly private after starting to date in 2016 (pictured with Charlie in 2020)
