Zendaya Reveals She and Timothée Chalamet First Met When She 'Fell at the Airport' — and He Didn’t Help Her

Mar. 15, 2025

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.Photo:Gabe Ginsberg/Getty

Gabe Ginsberg/Getty

ZendayaandTimothée Chalametare recounting their rather awkward first encounter.

“There was a weird airport meeting,” said Chalamet, 28.

“Yeah, we were on the same flight, and I fell in the airport and that was technically our first meeting,” Zendaya, 27, added, prompting Pugh to break out laughing.

Though Zendaya quickly joked, “I don’t wanna talk about it,” Pugh, 28, pressed her for more details.

“You fell? And did he help you?” she asked of Chalamet, who sheepishly shook his head and said, “No. No. Ignore it.”

Now that the awkward moment was finally being addressed, Zendaya wanted to know, “Did you actually … did you see me fall?”

“I think I just saw Zendaya fall,” Chalamet said, recalling what he was thinking that day.

He exclaimed, “Well, I didn’t know her! I didn’t know what to do!”

HostJimmy Kimmelwas equally surprised. “Oh, wow. Interesting,” he said, asking Zendaya, “And then no help whatsoever, huh? And yet somehow you got past that and bonded?”

“It’s been forgiven,” she replied with a laugh, prompting Chalamet to joke, “I’ve been forgiven and there’s a certain amount of therapy and now we’re here.”

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in ‘Dune: Part Two’.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures

Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures

The four actors were visiting the late-night show to promoteDune: Part 2, which premieres in theaters on March 1. During their appearance, the group spoke aboutthe bond they formedwhile shooting the sequel together.

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“Speaking personally, I have great friendships with everyone here,” Chalamet told Kimmel, 56, before revealing that Zendaya assisted him in setting up his first apartment in New York City.

TheEuphoriastar joked that she helped him bring “structure” to his living quarters. “Well, the vibe was very teenage boy,” she teased. “And we just needed a few necessities — you know, cups and plates, knives and forks, things to clean. We needed some structure.”

“There was a bed — no bed frame,” Chalamet added, after Pugh suggested he didn’t even own a bed before Zendaya stepped in to put things in order.

“We got everything he needed — all the big boy stuff,” Zendaya confirmed.

source: people.com