Evangeline Lilly, the stunner from “Lost,” is tossing her glamorous Hollywood lifestyle to the wind. Lilly, who recently grabbed the spotlight with her fierce stand against vaccine mandates, took to Instagram with a throwback clip from her “Lost” days as she waved goodbye to her acting career.
The clip, a nostalgic nod to 2006, showed Lilly under what she described as a “full moon,” waxing poetic about her future. “Thank you @lost_theothers for digging up this (nearly twenty-year-old) footage of me speaking out my dreams,” she penned with heartfelt emotion. The star couldn’t contain her excitement about stepping into a new chapter.
“Praise God, I feel so grateful for my blessings. Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfillment. I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong. A new season has arrived, and I AM READY…and I AM HAPPY. 🕊️💪🏽😊” Lilly declared triumphantly.
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In the clip, Lilly, now 44, shared her youthful ambitions of a quieter life focused on larger causes. “I am terrified to admit this to the rest of the acting world, but ideally, 10 years from now I’d like to be a retired actress,” she confessed in the video. Her dreams? A family, writing, and influencing change in a more humanitarian capacity.
Since her iconic role as Kate Austin on “Lost,” Lilly has boldly transcended the Hollywood glitz, championing charitable efforts globally. Her journeys have taken her from the heart of Rwanda to the Philippines, where she empowered underage girls through her campaign “Just Yell Fire,” teaching them vital self-defense tactics against assailants.
Lilly’s stance on vaccine mandates also made waves during her time filming the 2023 Marvel hit ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.’ Opening up to Esquire, Lilly revealed her internal struggle over attending a 2022 anti-mandate rally, a decision she mulled over “about 600 times.” She ultimately went public to champion the right to personal choice in health decisions.
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“The beast I’m attacking is massive,” she reflected on her decision to speak out. “It feels like I’m armed with just a little pebble against a Goliath. But, I had to shoot my shot.” Her advocacy wasn’t just about vaccines—Lilly has long been a vocal proponent of bodily autonomy. “I was pro-choice before COVID and I am still pro-choice today,” she asserted.
Lilly’s powerful words at the time resonated with many: “I believe nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will, under any threat whatsoever. This is not the way. This is not safe. This is not healthy. This is not love. I understand the world is in fear, but answering fear with force won’t fix our problems.”