Nika King has revealed that her scene in the latest episode of Euphoriawas almost entirely cut out.
The actress and comedian, who plays Zendaya’s on-screen mom Leslie, took to Instagram on Sunday, May 17, after discovering that most of her scenes in the new Season 3 episode were left on the cutting room floor.
“I just watched the episode that I’ve been promoting all week – and my mom over here is clowning me!” she said in the video, laughing at the situation. Her off-camera mother piled on, joking about how long fans had waited for the moment, while King quipped, “You better be glad I have a sense of humour, you better be glad I’ve got thick skin.”
The 47-year-old actress appeared in Sunday’s episode Stand Still and See, marking her first on-screen appearance in the HBO drama since 2022. But after four years of anticipation, viewers only got a brief glimpse of Leslie during a phone call with Rue (Zendaya), as she delivered a single yet impactful line: that she loved her daughter.
The scene came during one of the episode’s heaviest moments, as Rue reached out to her mother while grappling with a near-death experience and her new search for redemption.
King has become something of a fan favourite beyond the show for her candid jokes about Euphoria’slengthy production gaps. In 2024, she went viral after joking during a comedy set, “We need Season 3! B***h, I need Season 3! I haven’t paid my rent in six months.”
2026-05-19 11:03:00
