# @hollywoodreporter on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T01:30:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter) — https://gondola.cc/hollywoodreporter

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When #AlexaDemie was auditioning for the role of Maddy, HBO executives wanted the character to be a white, blonde girl to fit their idea of a typical cheerleader.⁠
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Creator #SamLevinson says: "I remember pulling her aside and giving her some tips. I think she was wearing something red, and I knew that the execs would immediately think, oh she’s too Latin. So I told her, don’t wear anything red, to soften up what I knew would be their initial perception."⁠
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During the callback, the network had her read from a now-infamous scene in episode 104, which takes place entirely at the local carnival. Nate’s family just won the chili cook-off, shortly after he chastises Maddy for wearing a revealing outfit when his (white) parents are already skeptical of her values; Maddy responds by calling her boyfriend's mother a cunt and then tipping over the winning vat of chili. "They couldn’t have picked a better scene. I was in my fire. The last line is like, 'I know none of you like me and I'm not supposed to be here.' I looked every single person in their eyes. And then I was driving off the lot and I got the call that I got the part."⁠
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Read the full THR digital cover story at the link in bio.⁠
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Alexa Demie alexademie ⁠
Photographer: Emman Montalvan emmanmontalvan⁠
Senior Editor: Seija Rankin _seija_⁠
Artistic and Fashion Director: Alison Edmond edmondalison ⁠
Visual Media Director: Ash Barhamand ash_mack⁠
Creative Director: Ada Guerin guerin_ad⁠
Stylist: Brynn Jones brynnsigrid.j.s⁠
Hair: Kate Schlichter katelosthills ⁠
Make Up: Kennedy kalikennedy ⁠
Manicurist: Betina Goldstein betina_goldstein⁠
PA: Marley Pearson marleyluna⁠
Fashion:schiaparelli

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