Zachary Levi stars in Shazam, which I saw over the weekend. It’s a goofy superhero movie that’s surprisingly delightful. It uses so many tropes and obvious tug-the-heartstrings moments but it somehow works. You root for the kids who are the soul of the film. Zachary plays a superhero who is a 15 year-old boy in an adult man’s body. I tried to remember where I know him and it’s from Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel! He’s 38, which is surprising to me as I assumed he was in his mid 40s. That’s not a dig really it’s just that he’s got one of those super smooth faces that looks a bit Botoxed. Anyway he was on Access Live this week. When they asked him if he’s seeing anyone he had such a great answer. It sounded genuine like he meant it and lives his life like this. Kit Hoover also said she ran into him singing karaoke in a bar and that he was killing it.

Is there a lady in your life?
I’ve been in this good healthy moment of being with me. Loving myself, working on myself, getting stronger and healthier and waiting for that right woman to enter my life. I don’t know where she is but I’m trusting that that’s all going to time out the way it’s supposed to.

Have you ever [used] a dating app?
There is an app that I have used. We live in a different world now. [Is technology] helping or hindering our lives? I think it’s a little bit of both. There is something democratic about being on the right app for you. It gives everybody an opportunity to look and say ‘hey I’m into you.’ Then you know there’s a mutual attraction there.

I love what you said about taking this time to be with yourself
I think mental health is the most important thing we can be talking about right now. I’m a huge proponent of therapy and I have literally saved my own life through that with the help and love of my friends and family. But the professionals have given me tools. Learning about self love and self care. If we can know ourselves and love ourselves as deeply as possible then we can go and know and love others so much more deeply.

Doing that work to heal my heart laid the foundation for me to be able to be in this spot right now. I’m so grateful.

[From Access]

His answers were so great! I really enjoyed this interview. Access host Scott Evans noted that we often hear these type of comments from women and that it’s nice to hear a man talk about mental health and how important and empowering that is. It didn’t sound like a put on at all. I’m a fan! Also Shazam was top at the box office this last week. It’s a great little film and worth seeing. I’m sure it will get a sequel in a year or two.

Update: Thanks to those of you who pointed out that Zachary was married briefly, to Canadian actress Missy Peregrym, from about June to December, 2014 when they separated. They officially divorced in 2015.

Here’s Zachary’s interview!

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