Nika King and Zendaya.Photo:Elyse Jankowski/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
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Euphoriafans aren’t the only ones clamoring for school to be back in session at East Highland High School.
Nika King — who plays Leslie Bennett, the mother of Rue (Zendaya) and Gia (Storm Reid) on the hit HBO series — revealed she has no idea what the show is set to return forseason 3and joked about the years-long wait between seasons in a recent standup set. The actress, 44, recently posted a TikTok of the routine, which has since gone viral.
“Please stop asking me about s3,” King wrote in the caption.
“‘We need season 3!’" she mimicked. “Bitch, I need season 3 — I haven’t paid my rent in six months.”
King added, “Y’all laughing, and I’m serious.”
Nika King as Leslie Bennett on ‘Euphoria’ season 2.Everett
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The comedian also spoke in the set about how she’s struggled to find consistent roles sinceEuphoriapremiered and has gone off the air in between seasons. “I haven’t book nothing afterEuphoria. This is some bulls—,” she shared. “I thought my career was on the rise afterEuphoria. I thought I was good. It don’t work that way. I calledTaraji [P. Henson], and she was like, ‘Bitch, get used to it.'”
Nika King and Zendaya as Leslie and Rue Bennett on ‘Euphoria’ season 2.Everett
Most notably, though, starAngus Cloudwill be absent from season 3, when it resumes production some time this year. The 25-year-old actordiedJuly 31 of anaccidental overdoseat his family home in Oakland, California.
Cloud’s costarColman Domingo, who won an Emmy for portraying Rue’s sponsor Ali, recently told PEOPLE in a January interview that the show’s behind-the-scenes players have beentight-lipped about what’s to come. “I can share nothing,” he admitted. “I haven’t seen anything, but I do know that Sam’s very excited about it.”
He added that he believed Cloud’s death “affected not only the creation of season 3, because [Angus] was going to be a very strong part of it,” and said of the cast: “We came together as a cast many times to grieve, to mourn, to laugh and enjoy all the things we know about Angus.”
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Seasons 1 and 2 ofEuphoriacan be streamed in full on Max.
source: people.com
