Zendaya and Hunter Schafer have formed a tight bond while filming Euphoria, so it’s only fitting that the latter has a fun nickname for her costar.
“We call each other ‘boob’ or ‘boobies,'” the blonde babe told i-D. “It’s endearing, you know.”
In the show, Schafer plays Jules, who begins a relationship with Rue. But at the end of season 1, Jules decides to take some time for herself and end her romance with Rue, which makes her very upset, leading her to use drugs again.
In season 2, a new person shakes things up: Elliot (Dominic Fike). At first, Jules believes Elliot has a crush on Rue, but later on when Rue is so out of it because she’s high, Jules starts making out with Elliot.
“They’re on thin ice between being toxic and wholesome,” Schafer explained of her character’s dynamic with Rue. “Season 2 definitely pushes them along that boundary and tests how far that love that feels unconditional can go.”
“I think she’s learning how to protect herself,” the model said of Jules. “Even just in season one, through that first semester at East Highland, she experienced so much fucking traumatic shit. In season two there’s a hardening in some capacity as a form of self-protection. But at heart, she’s a bit of a hopeless romantic. I think she has a hunger to love deeply, and feel loved by those she feels safe with. Which, in her current position, feels maybe a little bit hard to find.”
The HBO Max series is Schafer’s first professional acting role, and she admitted she has come a long way — especially since she is around seasoned actors, such as Zendaya and Eric Dane.
“Even in the pilot, I remember in between takes being like, ‘Oh my God, this is so f**king hard. I have no idea what I’m doing,'” she shared. “I was really truly learning while making an HBO television show, which is just a wild circumstance to be in. I think I’m finally at a place where I’m like, ‘OK I like this, I can keep doing this.’ There’s something really special about acting. There’s nothing quite like it as far as making art goes.”
