Zendaya goes viral for ‘very demure' fan encounter while filming ‘Dune: Part Three'
A video of the Oakland actor petting a small black dog has gone viral, with several social media users praising Zendaya for her etiquette.
The brief clip shows the ' Euphoria ' star standing next to a black van on the side of a street in Budapest, chatting with fans sitting on the ground in front of her. Zendaya appears to ask permission to approach one of the dogs among the group. Upon receiving consent, Zendaya drops into a squat to get closer when the dog quickly jumps onto her knees and begins licking her face.
'Pov: your dog just licked Zendaya's mouth,' read the text on the video, shared on TikTok on Friday, July 4.
The post has since received 1.4 million views and 223,300 likes.
'Bro made the most of his opportunity,' one fan joked in the comment section, receiving 3,057 likes, while another simply wrote, 'He took his chance,' earning 65 likes.
Once the dog jumps off her lap in the video, Zendaya laughs off the interaction and continues scratching its head. Her gentle approach struck fans in the comment section, who praised the Golden Globe-winning actor for being respectful throughout the interaction.
'See how she asked before petting the dog? Very mindful very demure,' commented TikTok user @preka012, receiving 30,400 likes.
Though Zendaya appears to be alone in the video, her ' Dune ' castmates Timothée Chalamet and Jason Momoa are due to join her in Budapest for the third installment of the science fiction series, which adapts Frank Herbert's 1969 novel 'Dune Messiah.'
Director Denis Villeneuve is shooting sequences of the film with IMAX cameras, according to Variety, though not exclusively. This approach mirrors Christopher Nolan's work on his next project, 'The Odyssey,' in which Zendaya and Holland star.
Both films are reportedly the only ones to be produced in such a way.
'The Odyssey' is set for theatrical release on July 17, 2026, while 'Dune: Part Three' is expected in theaters in December 2026.
Meanwhile, as Zendaya begins working on 'Dune: Part Three,' Holland has been spotted enjoying some downtime at Wimbledon and the Silverstone Grand Prix in his native England.
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