Are Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd Dating? Popular actress and model Lily-Rose Depp worked for Chanel at the age of 16 and went on to feature on several notable magazine covers. She’s now starring in “The Idol” as a troubled pop singer who falls under the influence of a cult leader. Lily-Rose Depp starred in The King alongside Timothée Chalamet. She is all set to appear in “Nosferatu” alongside Nicholas Hoult.
While talking about her newest role in The Idol, Lily Rose explained that her role is not based on anyone in particular, and they are definitely not trying to tell anyone else’s story but are looking forward to creating one of their own. The actress cleared the air by stating that Jocelyn is a fictional character and this is a fictional story. Let us find out whether Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd are dating or not.
Are Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd Dating?
Lily Rose and The Weeknd are not dating in real life. However, the two are dating in reel. Life! The actress and pop star has starred in the HBO show, The Idol. As creative genius Sam Levinson and The Weeknd have co-created the show, Lily Rose’s character, Jocelyn, who is an up-and-coming idol, falls in love with The Weeknd’s character, who is a cult leader.
The series also stars Troye Sivan, Rachel Sennott, Blackpink fame Jennie Kim and Dan Levy. Jocelyn eventually falls in love with an L.A. club owner who turns out to be the leader of a secret cult. While the two are not dating in real life, fans can not help but notice the impeccable chemistry that the two share on screen. The actress also explained that nobody went full method acting in the show or lost their minds! However, Lily admitted that when Abel used to go full Tedros mode, she would steer clear of him.
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Who Is Lily-Rose Depp Dating?
Lily-Rose Depp is reportedly dating 070 Shake. The two initially sparked major dating rumors at the Paris Fashion Week in February this year. The Idol actress has recently confirmed the relationship on social media as she uploaded a mushy picture of the two on her status story.
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The rapper, whose real name is Danielle Balbuen, was signed by Kanye West’s label G.O.O.D Music back in 2017. She went on to collaborate with the rapper on Ghost Town and also has a feature on Raye’s Escapism, which went on to peak at No.1 in the UK. While talking about keeping her personal life away from the spotlight, Lily Rose explained how the value of privacy is something that has been instilled in her from an early age. She further added growing up in a family as she did, she has to learn the importance of privacy and value that, and keeping things just for herself.
The Idol actress explained how that is something that she has carried on into her own career and that is really important to her. The “Idol” actress was earlier romantically linked with French rapper Yassine Stein after they were daughter kissing in Los Angeles. Lily-Rose is also rumored to have had a short-lived fling with actor Austin Butler.
Lily-Rose Depp Talks About Her Role In The Idol
Lily-Rose Depp has called her role in The Idol one of the most meaningful and important projects that she has ever done and the thing that she is the proudest of. She described Jocelyn as the most wonderfully complex character while further calling her fascinating and mysterious.
After a year of living with that character, she is admittedly still obsessed with her character and wants to keep digging deeper. The actress stated that there is so much inspiration to be drawn from somebody like Britney Spears, whom she adores, along with all of the other incredible pop icons of their time.
