April 24, 2024
Zendaya may not have been confident to take on The Challengers role initially.
The 27-year-old actress took to her Instagram account after wrapping up premieres of her new sports romance film alongside Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor.
In her social media post, the Euphoria star shared candid moments and behind-the-scenes from the production, revealing that she was “nervous” to lead the film.
“A little bts dump in honor of @challengersmovie coming out in a couple days. This is my first time leading a film in this way so ya girls been nervous but everyone’s excitement and encouragement has meant the world to me,” she penned.
Zendaya added, “I’m so honored that I get to do this beside these incredibly talented, brilliant (and hilarious) people and on behalf of all of us, we hope you enjoy the film and again.”
Previously, she also shared what it was like to watch her steamy scenes in the film alongside her parents in the theater.
“They've all seen 'Euphoria,' you know, so it's not our first rodeo or anything. It was funny because, you know, obviously I've seen the movie many times so I know what's coming, and they were all sitting behind me, and I got to, like, watch them watch and slowly just be like, 'Oh god,'" Zendaya said.