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Zendaya Talks About Taking On More Mature Roles, Wishing She’d Gone To High School & “Going Through My Angsty Teenager Phase Now”
Zendaya says her transition to more mature, leading roles that include steamy scenes like those in 'Challengers' is nerve wracking.
The contrasts between her initial Disney TV on-screen persona, her reality growing up and the more adult roles she is now taking on are not lost on the actress. She called the move to more mature parts — like her upcoming tennis pro love triangle movie Challengers, which has a steamy second trailer — refreshing. “Now, when I have these moments in my career—like, my first time leading a film that’s actually going to be in a theater—I feel like I shrink,” observed Zendaya, “and I can’t enjoy all the things that are happening to me, because I’m like this ” she says balling up her fists tightly.
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