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Zendayahas been very successful: hosting two Disney Channel shows, releasing her own music, writing a book,win an Emmy forEuphoria,e starring in Netflix's new Oscar-winning filmMalcom e Marie.And he is only 24 years old. Well yes, now is a good time to reflect on what you've done in your life! (It's okay, I'm right with you.)
Zendaya is clearly the coolest, literally - but beyond the glitz and glam, there's a lotprobablyI don't know about her. Read on to learn more about this upcoming EGOT (Showing It Off) winner, including her first acting gig and her time working with Selena Gomez.
Her full name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman.
Zendaya's first name is inspired byShona word 'tendai' meaning 'thank you'. Her dad has “a soft spot for Z and Zen”, hence Zendaya!
He was born on September 1, 1996.
Som Zendayaonce was said, "I'm a virgin and I know what I like."
She is the mother of a floof bb.
Meet Zendaya's 5-year-old miniature schnauzer, Noon. everyone now,ahhhh:
His first role was in the theater.
According toa 2014 questionnaire onwe weekly, Zendaya started out as one of Shakespeare's witchesMacbeth.
She was a backup dancer for Selena Gomez.
Before becoming a Disney star, Zendaya appeared in a Sears commercial with *her* Selena Gomez (and a few other kids who became Disney stars).
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She was very shy.
inside herWaylayer theme, Zendaya's mother revealed that her daughter was so shy that she and Zendaya's father had to attend seminars for parents of shy children.
He is obsessed with ice cream.
Zendaya's secret talent is being able to bite through ice cream with her front teeth. (By the way, her favorite flavor is Häagen-Dazs coffee.)
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AmorHarry Potter.
Zendayahe saidWith style who is watchingHarry Potter"once a day," adding, "It just calms me down, so this is my thing." Cool, same with me andEuphoria.
She likes watercolor.
Zendaya showed off her watercolorsQG, saying, "This is a pretty crazy mess, but I started it. Is it a magazine or an art book that my friend Hunter [Schafer]Euphoriaactually got me. My new thing about myself is trying not to be so controlling all the time and just painting. It's just that whatever comes out, comes out.
He does not read comments on social networks.
Zendaya saidWay'Lille73 questionsthat she doesn't read Instagram comments "unless they're from my friends, then I read them."
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Her beauty philosophy is “there are no rules”.
That's what he said, he saidWaythat one product she doesn't go a day without is SPF - and she takes her makeup off before bed! Oh, and trivia on this trivia list? She makes her own glamor for events.
Channing Tatum is probably your favorite celebrity.
Channing has been a consistent name with Zendayacelebrity crush collectionbetween YEARS. (Can you blame her?) She worked with him one day on the movieSmall foot.
His alternative career was teaching.
Zendaya's parents are teachers andShe saidteen fashion that if she wasn't in the entertainment business, she would be a teacher "in a heartbeat - guaranteed!"
Her parents did everything to support her acting career.
When she was in high school, her father quit his job to move to Los Angeles with Zendaya, while her mother worked two jobs in her hometown of Oakland, California to financially support all three. They really believed her, all of them. And look where he is now!
She is a published author.
her bookBetween you and mewas published in 2013. In it, he shares life advice on pursuing your dreams, maintaining friendships, and more.
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She criticized Juliana Radcic for her racist comment on the red carpet.
Giuliana made the following racist comment about Zendaya on E!Modepolitesat the 2015 Oscars: "That hair is eating her up. I feel like she smells like patchouli oil." Zendaya addressed the issue the following day in an Instagram post, saying, “To wear my hair messy on the Oscars red carpet was to show it off in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough. symbol of beauty and strength, almost like a lion's mane." Juliana apologized to aModepolitesepisode later this week.
Inspired a Barbie doll.
In 2015, Barbie created a doll based on Zendaya's Oscar look — yes, the same look that Giuliana criticized. So big.
He encouraged Disney to feature a black family in one of their shows.
AfterShake it!came to an end, Zendaya told Disney they would have to cast a black familyKC Secret, the show she would next star in. "I didn't think there was any other option. I thought, 'If I'm going to do this, this is how it has to be.' There should be a black family on the Disney Channel. A lot." people who aren't black can't quite understand what it's like to grow up and not see yourself in the mainstream media. And you know, there's still a lot of work ahead.she told Yara Shahidi in her cover interviewGlamoureu 2017.
He was responding to the age gap controversyMalcom e Marie.
Don't worryAND! Newsabout online comments about the age difference between her and DecadeMalcom e MarieStar John David Washington said, "I've been playing a 16-year-old boy since I was 16. It's like watching your little brother now, you know, he's grown up. So it's hard for people to understand the idea of , that I grew up in real life. . You know, although I'm still playing a teenager on TV."
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Her idol is Oprah.
Who can disagree?! INher cover interview in 2017Glamour, Zendaya expressed her outrage at the talk show host and philanthropist: “She is someone who, even with everything against her, has reached incredible heights. "He can do that. But there's also this level of reality to her. You feel like she's your aunt."
He was so close to winningdance with the stars.
At the time, she was the youngest contestant on the show — just 16 years old! Her partner was Val Chmerkovskiy and let me tell you, they were absolute 🔥 on the dance floor. She lost to Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough.
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She is supposedly dating Jacob Elordi.
Fans began to speculate that these twoEuphoriaThe supporting actors were dating when they were spotted on a trip to Greece in 2019. In February 2020, Jacob was photographed kissing her head in New York. You know the humor.
That's it for now, but a reminder to follow upMalcom e Mariewhen it releases on Netflix on February 5th, right?
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