Tom Holland declines SNL hosting offers due to dyslexia, citing fear of reading cue cards
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Glenn Garner
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Summary
Tom Holland reveals on the Good Hang podcast that he has declined multiple offers to host Saturday Night Live due to his dyslexia. The actor explains he is terrified of having to read lines from cue cards on live television, a common practice on SNL. Despite being a fan of the show, his reading difficulties have prevented him from taking on the guest host role.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI'm heavily dyslexic, which is one of the reasons why—and I'd love to talk to you today about it, actually—is why I've never done SNL.
I'm just so petrified at the concept of, like, trying to read something and
I'm so petrified
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