WhenEuphoria’s third seasondebuts on April 12, viewers may notice something major: There’s been a big time jump, and all the characters are now four years into their future lives. Rue (Zendaya) is selling weapons. She and Faye (Chloe Cherry) dodge border police with stolen drugs. Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) is a TikTok star, because of course she is. And Lexi (Maude Apatow) works on a soap opera as a writers’ assistant, which tracks considering her infamous high school play from season 2.
In real life, Apatow is a bit further along. The doll-faced Hollywood legacy kid made her acting debut in dad Judd Apatow’sKnocked Upbefore nailing her comedic timing inGirlsandThe King of Staten Island. As Apatow’s film résumé grew, so did her fashion credits, with front-row appearances at Prada, Chloé, and Loewe. The 28-year-old is also gearing up for the release of her directorial debut,Poetic License, a comedy about competitive college English majors that won rave reviews at TIFF last year. (It’ll hit theaters on October 16.)
Stepping into Lexi’s shoes for a third time felt “really natural” to Apatow, who tells ELLE, “As Lexi and her style have evolved, so has mine and all the other cast members! I am definitely older and wiser now…I hope.”
Have fans begun sharing their own experiences of high school terror with the actress? “I haven’t had too many trauma dumps; everyone is always so sweet and kind when they come up to me. I feel like, if anything, it would be me trauma dumping about my own tumultuous school play days. It was a big influence on Lexi and my performance in season 2 for sure!” she adds.
Season 3 has Apatow working alongside a newEuphoriacastmate, Sharon Stone. “[She] is a powerhouse, and such a legend,” she says. “I felt like I had to be prepared for anything and everything when we worked together, which is such a gift for an actor.” (Without giving away spoilers, “anything and everything” is averygood hint about Lexi’s journey in season 3. Buckle up.)
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To celebrateEuphoria’s very big premiere in Los Angeles last night, Apatow needed a very big look. Enter Celine, the French label that’s smart and cool and, more often than not, ready to make you look like you did your fashion homework without trying too hard. (Current creative director Michael Rider, an American disciple of Phoebe Philo, has a lot to do with this.)
“I feel so lucky to get to be styled every day by our amazing costume department and hair and makeup teams onEuphoria,” Apatow says. “So I definitely feel like I have to bring it when I show up to events for the show, and just my day-to-day life.” For the premiere, that meant taking Celine’s black corset top and balloon skirt out for a spin, along with the brand’s versatilecage sandalsand a handful of diamond hoop earrings (three in one ear, two in the other).
But when she’s not pulling looks from Celine’s current roster of hits, Apatow is dreaming of the Mugler and Balenciaga hauls that castmate Alexa Demie gets to wear onscreen. “If I could steal from anyone’s closet in the show, I’d probably say hers,” she admits. “She just is always serving.”
Below, see how Apatow prepped for theEuphoriapremiere, and brace yourself for the season 3 premiere this Sunday on HBO.
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