Henry Cavill has marked 41 this year, and it has truly never looked as good. The actor who has been in the industry for decades while dancing around iconic roles, sometimes being too young, and other times too old, has reached a stage in his career, where fans will take any bargain that ensures seeing him on screen, regardless of the character. However, this was not the swag that Cavill was encapsulated.

While a dig into the archives of certain actors proves why the saying about a star being born stands true, Henry Cavill's life is split into two contradicting parts: the star he is now and the kid he used to be. Given how the former is all anyone can talk about, here are some facts about Cavill's childhood that will make you squeal.

The epitome of fitness now, with a show of abs almost compulsory no matter the role he takes up, it comes as quite a surprise that Henry Cavill used to be chubby as a kid. While no one would dare pass a judgment given the Greek god-esque physique he sports now, it is the actor himself who often likes to mention how chubby he used to be as a kid, reminding us that while kryptonite may be his weakness, carbs were just a phase.

Henry Cavill, who has now become the standard method of helping fans in putting the 'eek' in the Greek God, he himself likes to identify as a geek. From openly confessing about being burrowed nose deep into comics so much so that he almost missed the call to action for Superman to setting up gaming PCs with the ease of a pro, Cavill has remained true to his childhood by sticking to his comic books and video games.

The actor, even as a kid, very much cherished his time on a fantasy island with Warhammer and figurines.

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While having an emotional childhood is luckily a luxury that is not privy to just the stars, Henry Cavill's childhood, although not turbulent, was emotional in the sense that he was quite the sobber for a while. Having been sent to boarding school like his other siblings, the actor found himself suffering from a severe case of homesickness, leading to frantic calls to his mom. This, when paired with the not-so-nice nicknames that the children had given him, led to the actor being bullied, and ultimately a ruptured self-esteem.

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