Noah Centineo’s Secret To Happiness Is Actually Quite Simple

each year ago Noah Centineo was just another young actor attempting to create it in Hollywood. Sure, he had a steady gig on Freeform's The Fosters, but it wasn't the role that was going to get him on magazine covers and make him a household name. Then, To All of the Males I've Loved Before happened, and Centineo became a mainstream heartthrob seemingly overnight.


Seventeen million Instagram followers plus a few major movie castings later, and the 23-year-old actor is currently a bona fide star — and the winner of the MTV Movie & TV Award for Breakthrough Efficiency, a category that's recognized future A-listers like George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, and Anna Kendrick.


Upon accepting his Golden Popcorn, Centineo took a literal seat, certainly overwhelmed. "That's crazy," he mentioned, before giving a shout-out to his mom and Netflix.


"It's been a wild ride," he mentioned. "My life has changed drastically in the last year." He's not wrong. Since charming viewers as high school jock Peter Kavinsky in To All of the Boys, the internet's hunkiest boyfriend has already lined up two major film roles: Charlie's Angels, alongside Kristen Stewart, along with a Masters of the Universe remake, in which he'll be stepping into He-Man's muscles. He's come a long way since dreaming about his good friend — and Movie & TV Awards performer — Bazzi.


"But it was really cool to be able to see Bazzi, who I know as Andrew, because Andrew and I, as soon as we were really young, we would just talk about the future of our careers with each other he mentioned. "And to be able to see both of us on this stage tonight is full circle. That such a large piece of the battle."


The actor then opened up about his time on The Fosters, revealing that he was going through a tough time, personally, while making the Freeform show. "Over the years since I did that show, I learned that external things do not even make you happy," he mentioned. "They didn't make me happy. I was actually really furious while doing that show, not due to the show — it was a spectacular show — I just wasn't happy with all of those things outdoors of myself."


"Truly, the thing that made me happy, the thing that actually fulfilled me was not having a successful career, it was doing what I love and giving back other people."


needless to say, that's not the only award that the actor took house from the Movie & TV Awards. He and his costar Lana Condor won the night's most coveted prize — Best Kiss — for their steamy hot tub smooch in To All of the Males I've Loved Before. It's a good thing the on-screen duo has already wrapped filming on the anticipated sequel. Here's to more kisses, and happiness, in the future.