2024 marked 25 years since the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. However, one actor who wasn't among those celebrating the anniversary was Jake Lloyd. He played Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 movie and is now 35; as his mother explained last March, he's dealt with serious mental health issues over the past couple of decades.

She revealed that her son had been diagnosed with schizophrenia before suffering a full-blown psychotic break which saw him admitted to a mental health rehabilitation facility.

Having now completed an 18-month stay there, Jake recently spoke to Clayton Sandell (the reporter who spoke to his mom last March) from a new rehabilitation centre "where he’s still receiving treatment but is basically free to come and go as he pleases."

Sandell made the actor aware of the love he now receives from Star Wars fans to which he responded (via SFFGazette.com), "The experience I've had with the fans is immediately therapeutic.