Zendaya speaks out after Rue’s shocking fate in Euphoria finale

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1 Jun 2026 • 6:45 PM MYT
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Zendaya speaks out after Rue’s shocking fate in Euphoria finale

Euphoria star Zendaya issued a heartfelt thank you message to the show’s crew as her time on the HBO show came to an end in a dramatic season finale.

The actor, 29, played teenage drug addict Rue Bennett since the first series of the show in 2019.

In the 93-minute-long season finale broadcast on Sunday (31 May), her character met her untimely end after an accidental overdose.

A behind-the-scenes video showed Zendaya praising the cast and crew who “watched me grow up”.