ZENDAYA
STARS IN
Dune: Part Two, Challengers, The Drama
Movie star. Emmy winner. Fashion icon. The Euphoria superstar has stepped into her leading lady era with sci-fi and a tennis ménage à trois. As a fierce coach in Challengers, Zendaya had to get physical with her costars—sometimes too physical. “I’m like ‘Goodness, girl, stop putting your hands on people,’ ” she says.
Clothing and shoes by Alaïa;
earrings by Bulgari; ring by
Bulgari High Jewelry.
EVEN ZENDAYA WINS some and loses some. Years ago she was gearing up for a movie when it imploded right before production was slated to begin. “At the time we were like, shit,” she says. “Then I got the script for Euphoria, and that ended up shooting in its slot, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, thank God that movie fell apart.’ ” The gritty HBO drama about a troubled drug addict helped Zendaya graduate from Disney Channel star to bold leading dramatic actor, and this year she delivered two demanding performances, in the blockbuster sequel Dune: Part Two and the sexy tennis romp Challengers. The lesson? Don’t pretend to know what you can expect from Hollywood. “It’s not like a corporate job where you can climb a ladder,” she says. “This industry is weird. You’re constantly having to prove that you can still do it. There’s no blueprint, but there’s no blueprint to life. We all are doing this for the first time.”
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