Hey Zemdaya

Can we borrow some of that effortless-cool, please?

- Interview Hub

In person, Zendaya (full name Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman) has a striking aura. At 1.78m, she’s taller than you would expect, has a winning smile and the uncanny ability to pull off any and every fashion trend going.

But when she’s not owning the red carpet, Zendaya, who grew up in Oakland, California, still lives at home with her school teacher parents – her African-American father and mum with German-Irish roots.

Perhaps not for long, though.

Now the former tween and teen sensation is fast-tracking her way to Hollywood stardom. The charismatic 21-year-old actor/ singer’s mass appeal has soared thanks to her appearance in last year’s blockbuster Spider-Man: Homecoming. As one of the world’s most popular actors on social media with 46 million Instagram followers and counting, she is following in the footsteps of fellow Disney alum Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus and threatens to outpace them.

Zendaya’s career is now poised to take a quantum leap thanks to The Greatest Showman, the big budget musical drama that’s just hit cinemas. The role sees her sing and act opposite Zac Efron, who’s been crooning to girls in musicals since his High School Musical days.

Just how important this movie is for Zendaya is highlighted in the film’s trailer, where the director has chosen to feature Zac enchanted by a pink-haired Zendaya swinging high up on the flying trapeze. Months before the movie’s release, it had already attracted several million views.