Billie Lourd had a surprising reaction the first time she watched “Star Wars”
Not following along with all of the Rogue One hype? No worries — Billie Lourd wasn’t a fan of Star Wars when she first watched, either. The daughter of the late Carrie Fisher spoke about her introduction to the franchise, and admitted that it didn’t tickle her fancy initially. In fact, when Carrie put on Star Wars for Billie, the young lady had a surprising reaction!
Goes to show that just because you have an ancestral connection to something, doesn’t mean you’ll automatically be a diehard fan.
Billie Lourd’s first time watching Star Wars gave her quite the reaction.
In an interview with People, Billie spoke about the experience when she first watched her mother’s film.
“My mom made me watch Star Wars for the first time when I was about 7-years-old,” Billie said. “When I was younger, I hated action movies and pretty much anything loud. So when she put it on I covered my ears and ran out of the room.”
But after the initial shock, Billie gave the iconic franchise another chance and become obsessed!
“I was completely enthralled and didn’t stop asking her questions the entire time,” Billie continued. “For the next year or two, I made her watch it at least once a week — and on special occasions I would make her get in a light saber fight with me. Let’s just say the more trained Jedi usually won.”
It took some warming up, but eventually Billie became a fan just like the rest of us. Who would’ve thought that years later the actress would go on to star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Full circle, for sure!
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