Zendayanot even time to archive promotional events for Dunes 2, found herself bouncing around, like a tennis ball, for the highly anticipated film Challengers. For the sci-fi sequel, on the various red carpets and in interviews, it was the inevitable question about kisses on set with Timothèe Chalamethis co-star in Dunes and best friend in real life. Visibly embarrassed, Zendaya always responded in a calm and obvious manner: “It's not strange, it's our job.”
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The fandom of two of the most beloved actors of the new generation expressed annoyance on the web at these repetitive and superficial questions, which belittled the professionalism and talent of the two stars and shifted attention to frivolous details.
With Challengers here we go again, the questions about kisses are not over, in fact they are duplicated. In Luca Guadagnino's film, in addition to tennis and the complex human dynamics of the protagonists, a love triangle between Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist. Fertile ground for inappropriate questions? Well yes, this time to Zendaya they were even asked to elect the best “kisser” between the two and she, who is elegant inside before being elegant on the red carpets, has gone astray.
Recently, the reporter Jake Hamilton asked the person concerned what she thought of this unhealthy attention towards her stage kissessince they are nothing more than part of the acting profession and should not cause such a stir.
Zendaya responded: “It's weird right? Maybe they want viral content. I have no idea why there is all this curiosity when it comes to me but if there had been someone else it probably wouldn't have been the same. It's part of my job and it's absolutely normal.” The actress seemed almost grateful and relieved that the interviewer was giving her the opportunity to clarify the matter once and for all.
But why does this actually arouse so much interest? First of all, Zendaya became famous thanks to a show Disney and, as happened to many of the actresses who arrived on the screen at a very young age in that “childish” context, it happens that, in the future, the media struggle to accept the fact that the years pass for them too and they actually become adult women with normal romantic or erotic relationships, real or fictional.
And then there's the love story with Tom Holland which, although kept rather private by both, arouses a lot of interest. On the one hand the two receive great affection and only the couple goal most loved of the moment, on the other hand there are those who cannot separate real life from cinematographic life and, every time Zendaya and Tom play a character in love with or attracted to their co-star, it is as if they were, in some way, disrespecting your partner.
Note to future interviewers: ask Zendaya about her performances or her “kissing” looks rather than kisses with colleagues, she will appreciate it more!
Source: Vanity Fair
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