“When your feet hurt but you have a lot to smile about”: Zendaya is on cloud nine after becoming the youngest TWICE Emmy winner
She made history Monday night when she became the youngest-ever two-time Emmy Award winner for acting.
And Zendaya was still on cloud nine on Wednesday as she showed off her new gong in a glowing snap shared with her 150 million Instagram followers.
The 26-year-old actress was recognized for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as addicted teen Rue Bennett on HBO’s Euphoria.
Excited: Zendaya was still on cloud nine on Wednesday as she showed off her new gong in a glowing snap shared with her 150 million Instagram followers
Zendaya looked glamorous in a billowing black Valentino dress as she sat on the street outside LA’s Microsoft Theater and admitted her feet were injured after the ceremony.
Alongside the stunning snap, she wrote: “When your feet hurt you have a lot to smile about. Still beaming, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The star looked the pageant queen through and through with a voluminous half up, half down hairstyle that was secured with a black satin headband.
Talented: The 26-year-old actress was recognized for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as addicted teen Rue Bennett on HBO’s Euphoria
She delivered an emotional acceptance speech that addressed her “biggest wish” for the coming-of-age drama and how the vulnerability of Euphoria fans has inspired her on and off screen.
“My biggest wish for Euphoria was that it could help heal people,” said the former Disney Channel star, who appeared to hold back tears as she gazed at the crowd of her peers.
“I want you to know that anyone who has loved a Rue or feels like they are a Rue, I want you to know that I am so grateful for your stories.
She did it again! Zendaya made history Monday night when she became the youngest-ever two-time Emmy winner
Zendaya ended the touching speech by saying, “And I carry her with me, and I carry her with her.”
Not only is she the youngest two-time honoree of all time, but she also became the first black woman in history to take home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice, as reported by Variety.
Zendaya won her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2020 for her work on the first season of Euphoria.
Premise: The offbeat teen drama, which premiered on HBO in June 2019, follows Rue (Zendaya) and other students at her high school as “they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma and social media” ; Spotted Zendaya in euphoria
The offbeat teen drama, which premiered on HBO in June 2019, follows Rue (Zendaya) and other high school students as they “manage love and friendship in a world of drugs, sex, trauma and social media.”
Zendaya’s character, Rue, spirals in and out of an addiction to opiates and alcohol as a toxic drug in order to cope with the devastating loss of her father to cancer years ago.
Rue’s cycle of addiction accelerates in the critically acclaimed second season of Euphoria, which began in January and ended in late February 2022.
Wow! Zendaya wowed at the Emmys in a billowy black Valentino dress and Bulgari jewelry curated her go-to stylist Law Roach