Zendaya Says Euphoria Gave Her 'Anxiety Every Week'

The show may be called Euphoria, however it gave star Zendaya the opposite effect: anxiety.


In a new interview with Elle, Zendaya opened up about some of the issues she noticed herself dealing with as she was shooting the show, along with its release as it finally was on the air for people to watch.


"Euphoria was eight months of my life, and right now that it’s done I’m like, ‘Fuck,’" she mentioned. "You put your shit out there, and it’s a really terrifying thing to do. It’s out for the world to see—it’s so fucking weird." She continued the conversation by speaking on the anxious feelings working on the show had given her.


"Even though Euphoria coming out was astonishing and exhilarating, it was also exceptionally stressful. It gave me a lot of anxiety each week. That’s something I deal with; I have anxiety. I already know soon after this interview is over, I’m going to spiral about it for weeks," she explained.


Euphoria was renewed for a second season in July 2019, just a month immediately following the series made its HBO debut. It follows an audience of high school students, namely Rue Bennett (Zendaya), Jules Vaughn (Hunter Schafer), and Kat Hernandez (Barbie Ferreira) as they struggle to navigate the everyday labyrinth of "sex, contraband, friendships, love, and trauma." It's actually an adaptation of the Israeli miniseries of the same name.


Zendaya didn't speak on whether she believes the the anxiety she felt while in the initial season will have subsided a little by the time the second season goes to air. There's no set release date for the new episodes just although, although we know we can't wait to be able to see what occurs next in that raucous, relatable world full of the aesthetics (and often misery) that comes with growing up.