Zendaya responds to ‘weird’ questions about kissing Challengers co-stars

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I feel like, when you do it, there is an abnormal amount of attention paid to it,” entertainment journalist Jake Hamilton noted, to which the Euphoria star replied: “I know, it’s very odd.” “Do you feel like, as a society, people have forgotten that an actor kissing another actor is literally a part of your job? But yeah, it is odd.” Zendaya She added: “Thank you for bringing that up, because I thought the same thing – I’m like, this is weird!” Ahead of its release on Friday, Challengers has received hoards of praise from critics. For The Independent’s reviewer Clarisse Loughrey, the Luca Guadagnino-directed feature is a five-star success and “the most gripping sports movie in years”, with Zendaya’s performance particularly worthy of recognition. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free She writes: “Challengers allows every slow-mo shot of Zendaya’s bouncing curls and her regal posture to further the argument that she could be the one to reverse the death of the movie star.