'From the moment I did a play I was called "gay" at school,' Jacob told GQ in 2022. I was like, if I'm going to be the King of the Fairies, then I'm going to be the f***ing hottest King you've seen. I was like, "Well, if you think this is gay, I'm going to be who I am when I was your friend, which is this hetero guy", but I'm going to play the arts. 'I'm going to do it, I'm going to show you that's bull***t. I never understand – how could you label anything? 'I was essentially homeless when I auditioned for Euphoria,' Jacob later admitted.

Source: Daily Mail February 28, 2026 12:17 UTC