ZendayaandEuphoriacostarJacob Elordihave left the suburban streets and are spending some time in the big city.On Thursday the former Disney star, 23, was spotted at the Skylight Modern in New York City along with her fellowEuphoriacast member, where the two were among attendees at the 2020 American Australian Arts Awards dinner. The event honored entertainers from Australia, where 22-year-old Elordi hails from.Proceeds from the event also benefited the Australian Red Cross for theAustralian BushfireRelief Fund.For the night out, Zendaya wore a flowing cut-out dress, while Elordi opted for an all-black suit that he accessorized with a hand full of rings. The pair were pictured chatting together, Elordi at one point placing his hand on theSpider-Manactress’ shoulder.Elordi — who was previously romantically linked to hisKissing BoothcostarJoey King—squashed any dating rumorsback in December, saying Zendaya is more like family.“She’s like my sister,” Elordi told theGQ Australiaat the time.Janet Mayer/SplashNews.comJacob Elordi and Zendaya.Janet Mayer/SplashNews.comThe actor continued to gush about Zendaya in the interview, also adding that the entire cast of the hit HBO drama became close while making the first season.“Zendaya is an amazing creative, you know? She’s super dope to work with,” he said. “She’s an incredible artist and a very caring person to all of us.”He added: “But we’re all really close. There is not one weak link in that show. We’ve spent so much time together and everyone is just so cool to work with.”Elordi and King, 20,datedfor over a year before they split in 2018, but when it came time to film the upcoming sequel to their Netflix high school rom-com, itwasn’t too awkwardbetween takes for the costars.“It was crazy. It was a wild experience. But honestly, it was a really beautiful time because I learned a lot about myself and I grew as an actor,” King said on the podcastMood with Lauren Elizabethin October. “I grew as a person on this.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesZendaya, Jacob Elordi.FilmMagicBack in 2017, Zendaya offered her followersdating advicein a video series, telling fans to “follow your gut” in terms of feeling sparks with potential significant others.“I’m so anti being in a committed relationship when you’re young and people are learning and growing, because when people are young they make bad decisions sometimes because they don’t know any better,” she said at the time. “It doesn’t mean they don’t know the difference between right and wrong, it just means that they’re still in the experimental phase in their life where they haven’t made the right decisions yet.”She added: “I would say follow your gut — if you feel it, it’s probably happening. If you feel like you can’t trust somebody or you feel whatever, then you shouldn’t be in a relationship with them.”
ZendayaandEuphoriacostarJacob Elordihave left the suburban streets and are spending some time in the big city.
On Thursday the former Disney star, 23, was spotted at the Skylight Modern in New York City along with her fellowEuphoriacast member, where the two were among attendees at the 2020 American Australian Arts Awards dinner. The event honored entertainers from Australia, where 22-year-old Elordi hails from.
Proceeds from the event also benefited the Australian Red Cross for theAustralian BushfireRelief Fund.
For the night out, Zendaya wore a flowing cut-out dress, while Elordi opted for an all-black suit that he accessorized with a hand full of rings. The pair were pictured chatting together, Elordi at one point placing his hand on theSpider-Manactress’ shoulder.
Elordi — who was previously romantically linked to hisKissing BoothcostarJoey King—squashed any dating rumorsback in December, saying Zendaya is more like family.
“She’s like my sister,” Elordi told theGQ Australiaat the time.
Janet Mayer/SplashNews.com
Jacob Elordi and Zendaya.Janet Mayer/SplashNews.com
The actor continued to gush about Zendaya in the interview, also adding that the entire cast of the hit HBO drama became close while making the first season.
“Zendaya is an amazing creative, you know? She’s super dope to work with,” he said. “She’s an incredible artist and a very caring person to all of us.”
He added: “But we’re all really close. There is not one weak link in that show. We’ve spent so much time together and everyone is just so cool to work with.”
Elordi and King, 20,datedfor over a year before they split in 2018, but when it came time to film the upcoming sequel to their Netflix high school rom-com, itwasn’t too awkwardbetween takes for the costars.
“It was crazy. It was a wild experience. But honestly, it was a really beautiful time because I learned a lot about myself and I grew as an actor,” King said on the podcastMood with Lauren Elizabethin October. “I grew as a person on this.”
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Zendaya, Jacob Elordi.FilmMagic
Back in 2017, Zendaya offered her followersdating advicein a video series, telling fans to “follow your gut” in terms of feeling sparks with potential significant others.
“I’m so anti being in a committed relationship when you’re young and people are learning and growing, because when people are young they make bad decisions sometimes because they don’t know any better,” she said at the time. “It doesn’t mean they don’t know the difference between right and wrong, it just means that they’re still in the experimental phase in their life where they haven’t made the right decisions yet.”
She added: “I would say follow your gut — if you feel it, it’s probably happening. If you feel like you can’t trust somebody or you feel whatever, then you shouldn’t be in a relationship with them.”
source: people.com
