Zendaya Stuns On 'Elle's Women in Hollywood Cover & Dishes on How Her 'Euphoria' Helped Her Own Confidence

Zendaya lets her natural hair shine on one of the covers of Elle‘s Women in Hollywood issue.

The 23-year-old actress opened up in the issue on how starring in HBO’s Euphoria made her even more confident in her acting skills.

“I think Euphoria taught me a lot about myself. It made me more confident in my own abilities, because I doubted myself a lot,” she shared.

Zendaya adds that before the show, she didn’t have any work that pushed her or allowed her to be creative: “I was looking for something to prove I can do it. Euphoria served as that, in the healthiest way. I never want to plateau as an actress – I always want to be able to explore and push myself. [Being an actress] brings me to places and makes me do things I’d probably never do because I’m such an introverted person. I know, I’m super hard on myself. People actually saying I did a good job at my craft…it’s like, ‘D***, I did work hard. I’m glad you see that.’ I should finally own that; it’s liberating. I feel lucky.”

Also pictured below are Queen & Slim‘s writer Lena Waithe, director Melina Matsoukas and star Jodie Turner-Smith.

For more from the stars, visit Elle.com. Look out for the magazine, on newsstands October 22nd.