It’s Zendaya’s 24th birthday today and I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with her at a theater lobby in downtown LA. Here’s everything that happened:
Lisa: First of all, happy birthday.
Zendaya: Tha—
Lisa: Here. I brought you a cupcake.
[Lisa gives Zendaya a red velvet cupcake.]
Zendaya: Wow. That’s so nice of you.
Lisa: But don’t eat it…. I may have accidentally dropped it in the parking lot where I parked my car and then put it back in the container ‘cause I didn’t wanna leave it there like a cupcake that nobody wants.
Zendaya: Ok…. [laughs] Thanks for the heads up.
Lisa: No problem. I feel like you would have noticed anyway ‘cause it also got wet.
Zendaya: Gotcha.
Lisa: Apart from the cupcake situation, are you having a good birthday?
Zendaya: Yes, I am. It’s been a pretty chillaxing day so… can’t really complain.
Lisa: Oh, good. Relaxing birthdays are the best, if you like that sort of thing… I’m a party person myself so on my birthday I like to party hard until at least 8 pm.
Zendaya: [laughs] Eight at night is your limit?
Lisa: Oh, yeah. But only because my parties start pretty early… I usually ask my guests to arrive at 2 pm so we can play board games before moving things to the living room to drink all kinds of tea. I’ve been really into tea for the past few years.
Zendaya: [laughs] I get that. I drink a cup of herbal tea every morning….
Lisa: You probably have regular bowel movements then…
Zendaya: Yes, in fact, I do.
Lisa: Twinsies…! [pauses] Did you see that #HappyBirthdayZendaya has been trending on Twitter all day?
Zendaya: What can I say? I literally have the best fans in the world…
Lisa: I think you do… and I’m a certified psychologist by the Online University of Hawarts, so I’d know.
Zendaya: Wow… didn’t know that was a real university…
Lisa: Oh, it is. And that’s why I know a loyal fan when I see one… well, in this case, when I read their super intense comments on Twitter, but I can spot them in real life too. They act like really crazy and start crying and stuff.
Zendaya: Yeah… my fans are pretty awesome.
Lisa: And what about that special man in your life…?
Zendaya: Jacob—what about him?
Lisa: Jacob? I thought Timothée Chalamet was your lover…
Zendaya: Nah, Timothée’s just a friend.
Lisa: Well “your friend” wrote you a pretty “interesting” birthday message on Twitter. And when I say “interesting” I mean “like a lover”.
Zendaya: That’s just how he is… he’s very sweet and caring.
Lisa: Like every lover should be…
Zendaya: [laughs] Nah, seriously, he’s like my brother.
Lisa: Ok, I believe you. I just don’t think he knows that…
Zendaya: He does…. I promise you he does.
Lisa: [nods]
Zendaya: [laughs]
Lisa: Looks like our time is up… your manager has been signaling me for a few minutes now and he doesn’t look very happy… Do you think he’s upset there were no chairs for him?
Zendaya: Nah, that’s just how he looks sometimes, but he’s cool.
Lisa: Cool. Thanks for coming, Zendaya.
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