United Kingdom, Oct. 5 -- Mandy Moore is glad that she became famous before the age of social media.

The 41-year-old star released her debut single Candy aged 15 in 1999 before taking on several film roles and is relieved that she emerged into the limelight before sites such as Instagram existed.

Speaking at the Inspiration Awards recently, Mandy said: "I feel really, really lucky, because I was still able to be a regular 15-year-old and have this incredible job and opportunities that I never could have fathomed, but I'm still able to be a kid.

"I could go to the mall, I could go to amusement parks, I could go to the homecoming dance at my old school with my friends."

The This Is Us actress added: "I was still very much allowed to tog...