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Drake is “really involved” in the creation of euphoriaaccording to Storm Reid.
During a conversation on The Kelly Clarkson ShowThe 18-year-old actress, who plays Gia in the series, told of a time when Drake spent hours in a euphoria Table read.
“He’s really dedicated. We did a reading for season 2 a few months ago, and of course, Drake was not expected to be at the reading,” she told host Kelly Clarkson.
“I pull into the parking lot and there he is with all his buddies, him and his business partner Future the Prince, and they literally sat there the whole time, I think it was a three-hour read-through because we watched several episodes,” Reid recalled.
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While Drake, 35, has an acting background himself (he began his career in the early 2000s teen series Degrassi), he is not an actor of euphoriaInstead, Drake is an executive producer on the series. His acting background could come in handy considering how passionate he is about the euphoria project, Reid said.
“He was so dedicated and so compassionate, and you don’t really expect that from a person. I know he’s a brilliant business person and he’s creative,” she said. “But I mean, he’s Drake, he doesn’t really have to pay attention at the reading, and he did,” she continued. “He comes from acting, so it makes sense.”
Regarding Drake’s reaction to the second season reading, Reid said, “You could see he was feeling all the emotions. I was like, ‘OK, Drake.'”
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Cast members of the series have previously spoken about how they did not know that Drake was behind the series when they began filming the first season.
“We didn’t know for a long time while we were filming the show and then we kind of found out when the internet found out,” Jacob Elordi said. “And then he came by the set and he’s a real gentleman and just a really great person, so again it was very exciting.”
Season 2 of euphoria Premiering last Sunday, the second season continues to follow Rue (played by Zendaya) as she struggles with sobriety and navigates a grim teenage life.
euphoria airs Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO.
