Zendaya strips down to her underwear for one of her raunchiest shoots yet as she expresses her fear of taking on a “grown-up” role in raunchy new movie Challengers
She landed her sexiest role yet in raunchy drama Challengers.
And Zendaya channeled her inner femme fatale as she posed for a stunning photoshoot while promoting the film.
The 26-year-old actress looked sensational in ELLE’s September 2023 issue, stripping down to her underwear and modeling several flesh-toned ensembles.
Zendaya stars in her new film as rising tennis star Tashi Duncan, who attracts the attention of fellow players and best friends Patrick and Art, played by Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, sparking a strained love triangle.
The trailer blew fans away as it showed the star having a threesome with her sweetheart, and Zendaya revealed that while taking on the role was a “risk,” she wanted to make an effort on her own.
Stunning: Zendaya channeled her inner femme fatale as she posed for a stunning photoshoot while promoting her raunchy new movie Challengers
Gorgeous: The 26-year-old actress looked sensational on ELLE’s September 2023 issue as she stripped down to her underwear and modeled several flesh-toned ensembles
Zendaya explained, “From a character perspective, I want to find things that drive me.” You know, as I get older, I can’t play a teenager for the rest of my life.
“I felt like it was a good step into what you could call a more ‘mature’ role and the next phase. It was a bit scary to deal with, which I think feels good.
“To say, ‘Ooh, can I do that?'” You could run away from that feeling and feel safe and comfortable, or you could say, ‘You know what, fuck it.’
Though she admitted she didn’t understand Tashi’s motivations, she enjoyed playing a character who didn’t apologize.
She explained, “I still don’t understand the choices she’s making and we’ve had so many conversations about her psychology and why she’s the way she is.”
“It was important to me that she didn’t apologize for it.
“Sometimes characters who are messy, contradictory, and who wield power over other people are reserved [actors] who don’t look like me So if I get the chance to play a character like that, I’ll take it!’
To take on the role of athlete, Zendaya undertook three months of intensive tennis training and showed she has a newfound respect for athletes who compete and perform at the same time:
“The more I had to pretend to play tennis in front of the camera and in front of an audience, the more scared I felt,” she confessed. “And I didn’t even use a real ball.”
“I’m just getting the form and the footwork, getting my swing right and doing it in front of a whole crowd of people like it’s the US Open and I’m terrified.”
The racy role marked a departure from her acting roots as a child star and in the Spider-Man franchise.
Hello, Zendaya showed off her incredible figure as she stripped down to her bra
Leggy lady! Another stunning shot featured the star model in a PVC bodysuit surrounded by shirtless male models
Do it: She looked sensational in a little black dress that showed off her long legs
Posing: She slipped into a PVC dress for another striking snap while modeling a fake braid
Fascinating: She shone in front of the lens in a cut-out suit ensemble
Read all about it: Zendaya covers the September issue of ELLE magazine
Wow! The trailer for Zendaya’s hot new movie Challengers got fans excited after it showed her enjoying a threesome with her handsome male co-stars