Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, it’s likely you’ve at least heard of the hit movie “Challengers,” the latest offering from director Luca Guadagnino of “Call Me by Your Name” fame. Starring Zendaya alongside Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, “Challengers” is a sensual story about a love triangle between three talented tennis players. The film has multiple love scenes, all of which include Zendaya’s character Tashi Duncan, a tennis player turned coach. The former Disney Channel star is not new to on-screen romance, and she’s also no stranger to watching steamy scenes with her family.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Zendaya remarked that it was “hilarious” to watch “Challengers” with her family. “It was funny ’cause, 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,'” she said. Of course, this wasn’t exactly a baptism of fire for Zendaya’s family, who know what to expect by now. As a result, their reaction to her steamy scenes in “Challengers” was apparently pretty chill. “They’ve all seen ‘Euphoria,’ you know, so it’s not like our first rodeo or anything,” Zendaya said.
