Zendaya admits intimacy coordinator on Challengers was 'very helpful' on steamy scenes with costars Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor: 'It was important that we felt safe'

Zendaya is opening up about the importance of the intimacy coordinator on her new film Challengers. The 27-year-old Euphoria star spoke about crafting the sports romance's intimate scenes with her costars Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor at the film's premiere in Rome on Monday. Zendaya, 27, spoke about using an intimacy coordinator on her new film Challengers at its Rome premiere on Monday, according to The Hollywood Reporter; seen March 10 in LA In Challengers, Zendaya plays a former tennis star who starts coaching after an injury ends her career. 'We got to bond and feel good with each other' Faist said the trio of stars spent copious time together off camera and 'created a real friendship that created the basis of the film' In order to make her scenes as a tennis pro as believable as possible, Zendaya trained for months with the former tennis star and now-coach Brad Gilbert, according to Tennis.com However, the 'passion' of the artists involved helped to keep things running smoothly. In order to make her scenes as a tennis pro as believable as possible, Zendaya trained for months with the former tennis star and now-coach Brad Gilbert, according to Tennis.com.