Daisy Ridley career stalls after Star Wars as rejected from ‘loads of auditions’

Daisy Ridley says she has struggled to secure any work since starring in the Star Wars film franchise.

The 28-year-old actress became a hero to millions around the world when she was cast as brave scavenger-turned-Jedi Rey in The Force Awakens in 2015.

She reprised her role in the 2017 sequel, The Last Jedi, and completed her work in the Star Wars saga by appearing in the 2019 blockbuster The Rise of Skywalker – both films receiving mixed reviews.

But despite being the face of a multi billion dollar franchise, the British star revealed she had her confidence rattled when literally no one would hire her following the release of The Rise of Skywalker.

Opening up to Entertainment Weekly, Daisy explained: “Weirdly, at the beginning of the year nothing was coming through. I was like, ‘Aww! No one wants to employ me.’

“There were actually loads of things that I auditioned for at the beginning of the year and didn’t get any of them.

“I had that moment of ‘Oh my god!’ and then just thought ‘everything in its right time’.”

Daisy was plucked from relative obscurity in 2014 after landing her Star Wars role after impressing bosses at an audition.

She received critical acclaim for her role when the film debuted in cinemas the following Christmas.

Currently, the TV and film industries are largely in lockdown as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world.

Daisy’s upcoming film, Chaos Walking, co-starring Spider-Man star Tom Holland and directed by The Bourne Identity’s director Doug Liman, has been heavily delayed.

Originally filmed in 2017, the movie was due for release way back in March 2019, but the release date was moved to account for reshoots.

The sci-fi drama – based on Patrick Ness’s 2008 novel The Knife of Never Letting Go – should hit cinemas from 22 January 2021.