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In one of the most commented moments of the Emmys, the presenter of the gala, Kenan Thompson, affirmed that the young protagonist of “Euphoria”, Zendaya, is too old to date Leonardo DiCaprio for having turned 26 a couple of weeks ago.
“Zendaya just turned 26. Twenty-six is a weird age in Hollywood. You’re young enough to play a high school student but too old to date Leonardo DiCaprio,” the comedian snapped before the astonished gaze of the guests and Zendaya herself, who hid her face upon hearing the joke.
The actress, who in 2020 won the Emmy for best dramatic performance for the first season of “Euphoria,” had just received congratulations on her recent birthday (September 1) just before hearing the joke.
The comment quickly became viral on social media, as it came weeks after it was confirmed that DiCaprio had broken up with his last girlfriend, the Argentine Camila Morrone, just when she turned 25.
For some time now, countless fans have pointed out that none of the couples of the protagonist of “Titanic” have continued to be paired with the actor once they have exceeded the quarter of a century of life.
With Gisele Bundchen he ended his relationships when she turned 23, and with Blake Lively, Kelly Rohrbach and Nina Adgal he did the same once they turned 25.
In fact, there are countless graphics and videos on social media that analyze a pattern of behavior that has not gone unnoticed by the writers of the Emmys and Thompson, himself, known for being one of the main actors of the emblematic comedy show “Saturday Night Live.”
For its part, the best-known awards on the small screen are delivered this Monday with “Succession” as the great favorite among the dramatic series and “Ted Lasso” in the comedy section.
Starting at 5pm in Los Angeles (1:00 GMT), the Microsoft Theater hosted an in person ceremony, with guests and red carpet, after two formatted editions due to the pandemic.
However, the coronavirus continued to make a dent because the organizing chain of this edition, NBC, reduced the capacity and the number of accredited media on the red carpet to avoid possible contagion among its guests that would force the filming in progress to be stopped, many of which are months behind schedule.
