Alert – I dated a famous actor… his constant need for attention overshadowed the dazzling perks

A woman who dated a famous actor revealed how his constant need for attention overshadowed the dazzling perks that came with being in a relationship with a star.

The woman, who will go by Charlotte after asking to keep her identity private, met the unnamed star while they were both volunteering – and she was instantly wooed by his charming personality.

She and the man – who she described as a ‘D-list actor’ who was big in the ’90s – bonded over their shared passion for giving back, and soon they struck up a whirlwind romance.

While dating him was exciting at first, Charlotte began to see a shocking side of him that ultimately cast a dark shadow over their relationship.

‘I met him at a volunteer meeting for an organization I wanted to volunteer for,’ she exclusively recalled to the Daily Mail.

‘Turns out we have a certain hobby in common and we started meeting up just for that hobby. We had a lot of fun and I genuinely cared about him.

‘He was [so] charismatic. I always had a crush on him, so that was a driving factor.’

But soon, Charlotte said the man’s ‘insecurities’ crept in.

A woman who dated an actor revealed how his constant need for attention overshadowed the dazzling perks that came with being in a relationship with a star (stock image)

‘At first, I thought it was confidence that drew me, but that was just narcissism masked as confidence,’ she continued.

‘He needed validation, he needed to be the central focus on a lot of things and in control.’

Charlotte explained that while the actor was a hit decades ago, his career has slowed.

She said he had a hard time accepting that and was desperate to ‘stay relevant.’

‘He was really popular in the ’90s and a lot of millennials would know who he is,’ she shared.

‘He does whatever he can to try and stay relevant. He is doing good things for the world but he is sure to have himself at the center of all of it.’

Charlotte described him as ‘very self-centered’ and said he ‘needed to be in control and have the final say’ in everything. 

In addition, she said ‘communication was not his strong suit,’ which she found ‘ironic’ given his ‘profession and notable persona.’

The woman spoke exclusively with the Daily Mail about the romance, explaining that while it was exciting at first, she began to see a shocking dark side to him (stock image)

‘At first I thought it was disconnect due to an age gap (he is in his late 60s and I am in my early 40s) but that wasn’t it,’ she continued.

‘It was just him as a person. He was never accountable, someone else was always the issue or problem – including me.’

In the end, they stayed together for about six months before going their separate ways.

Looking back, Charlotte called him the ‘most insecure and narcissistic person’ she ever met. 

‘When we split, he was bitter for a bit but as time moved on, he reached out a few times and was apologetic, professed love, etc.’ she concluded.

‘I see him as a broken man, he always will be in my opinion.’