The daytime television industry certainly isn’t for the weak. Days of Our Lives newcomer Leo Howard, who is now playing Tate on the show, says that he has experienced a culture shock ever since he began working on the soap. And who can blame him, right? Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
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Even though Leo has been acting and doing commercial work since he was a young child, he says that he’s never experienced anything like what he’s seen so far on Days of Our Lives. And don’t worry, it’s not a bad thing at all. He put it this way, “I’ve spent a lot of time in my life on a set, but never have I been on a soap. It’s a very new experience. This was a culture shock for me. It took me about two weeks to really settle in and find my groove. It’s a pace that I’ve never experienced before, but I feel like it’s making me a better actor altogether.”
Leo says that playing the young teen has certainly been a different experience for him, too. He said, “It’s fun because I can give myself permission to be immature. As a teenager, everything is a little more serious. The stakes are a little higher. Things that are very small things as adults are very large because we don’t have any perspective as teenagers. We don’t know what it’s like to not be a teenager. And we have hormones pumping through our bodies that make us angsty and a little spicy. So that’s really fun for me to play.”
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Leo also said that he’s doing his best to give the character the on-screen justice that it deserves. “All I can do is present my version of who this character is and, like I said, kind of leave it at the door. I try to do the best job I can do [and deliver] the most accurate portrayal. Obviously, it is kind of intimidating, because when people like a certain character, I’m the kind of new guy that people just want to hate. But I’m all right with that,” he added.
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He looks too old for the role. Tate is still in high school.