how is miami treating you boys?
it's good.
we're loving it. we were just talking about how we're loving miami.
we look so miami.
shirts and white pants.
would you ever move to miami?
i lived here for a minute. um,
i don't know. i like it here, but i might get in trouble down here, so i don't know.
miami feels a lot like home to me. growing up in dallas, the weather is very similar,
and i think that, like, i don't know, the people are very nice here. there's so much culture,
the food's so good. like, it definitely reminds me of home, which is really nice and comforting.
nice feeling.
yeah. yeah.
so, you have season three of "never have i ever" coming out,
and a lot of the comments are about how devi, like, people just can't wait to see the crazy
decisions she's gonna make. so, in three words, how would you describe season three?
spicy, controversial, and steamy.
wild, sexy, hilarious.
have you guys seen it all the way through yet?
yeah.
what is your opinions on it? do you think that people are in for a treat?
oh yeah. the writers are not out here to make a bad show,
and they certainly don't. they give us a lot to play with, a lot to work with, and
they keep the dynamic of, like, a crazy love triangle, but it's a whole new shape now, and
it's all lit on fire because devi just has a very nice skill of making a mess out of everything, so.
i think that we also, like, we've been saying this, but i feel like each season is building
so well on the next one. it's just getting better and better and better. so, for fans that have
loved the first two seasons, they're going to go crazy over the third, and then eventually
crazy over the fourth. like, we just can't wait for them to get to come on this journey with us.
no doubt.
yeah. and there was comments too about if ben's ever gonna have a shirtless scene
like paxton. do you think that's, is that gonna happen in season three or season four?
you know, since we've already shot season three and season four,
i can't really comment on it, but who knows? maybe,
maybe not. i guess we'll all have to find out. but, hopefully, fans will be excited either way.
yeah.
it will be more fun in-story for ben, whatever that might entail.
i think paxton might have, like, a one shirtless minimum per season, so...
oh, nice.
yeah. i think it's in a contract somewhere.
it might be.
yeah.
yeah, definitely written in the contract.
and what would you say is the biggest difference between your, between you two,
the bond between you guys in season one filming, like, the first few weeks, and in season three?
um, i mean, season one, i think it's all about, like, we're definitely each other's, like,
competition per se. um, season three, um, i think they kind of find a better understanding
of each other as people, as they're, you know, kind of forced to interact a little bit more.
it's really interesting what happens. there's, i think there's something very sweet there,
and there's, there's maybe, like, an unexpected possible friendship
yeah.
do you agree?
yeah, i think, i think definitely, paxton and ben's relationship has grown a lot in this
next upcoming season. it's gonna be something that kind of we've never seen before. i think,
a lot of times, they're, like, intimidated by each other for certain ways, and they kind of
explore that a little bit, and it's been really fun, it's been really fun, especially because we
are so close in real life, and, like, all of us are such a family, the cast and the crew,
that getting to, like, experience different scenes and watching our characters grow while also, like,
helping each other grow behind the scenes as people is really special. it's really
incredible to get to, like, make a show that means so much to so many people with, like,
some of your best friends. like, there's like nothing more that you can ask for than that.
oh yeah.
you know?
it's nice that you guys are also so close outside of the show, not just on set,
so it makes it even better. and there's a line in there that devi says: "the whole olivia rodrigo
album wouldn't agree with you." what, do you have a favorite olivia rodrigo song?
i think mine's "brutal". i just like love the vibe. like, i can blast that, and,
like, if i'm in the car or if i'm working out, like, "brutal" will get me going no matter what.
okay, i don't really know a lot of her music,
but "drivers license" is pretty good. so i'm gonna go with that.
he's not good with his song titles.
i'm not good with song titles.
i knew, i knew what he was thinking.
[singing] "good for you..."
that's a different one.
oh, "good 4 u", not "drivers license". "good 4 u."
if you weren't the characters in the actual show, and i'm sure you get asked this all the time,
do you think that you'd be team paxton or do you think he'd be team ben?
um, you're speaking as a character, or if we weren't on the show? oh,
if we weren't on the show... honestly, i mean, if i was not in the show, and i'm not talking for me,
i think i would be team paxton, just because he's been there for her so many times,
he's saved her so many times, and it just seems like that, like, prince charming,
knight in shining armor thing. but it's a hard argument, because there's so many things about
ben that are so attractive. they drive each other absolutely mad because they're the same person,
and they challenge each other just as much. it's a really hard argument.
i feel like, in real life, if i had no stake in the game, i would have to be team devi. just
because i'd be like, girl, you gotta figure yourself out a little bit. like, you gotta,
you gotta work on that, and then you go find the boys. but, like, let's, let's have some
self-love. so, i know maitreyi is, uh, cheering right now in new york.
see, that that's my answer when i'm in my own head. i'm just thinking about,
if i was just some random person in, like, oklahoma watching the show, i don't know.
i think i would, i think i'd be team devi. maitreyi's gonna be so excited
i said that. don't show her this interview.
mr. diplomatic.
cut that part out.
and you have, you have quite the fan base. so, like, the little joke about,
like, there's people in oklahoma, did you think when you started out the show,
to where it is now, that you'd have such dedicated fans?
no. not at all. i have friends that have done shows that have been on the air for, like, a long
time, and they're like, i'm, i mean, i'm not gonna say, like, social media following means anything,
but then again, i guess it does, because it shows, like, how many people are interested in your
show and what you do. um, but it was, like, first season, it was, like, every couple hours, it was,
like, a hundred thousand more, a hundred thousand more, hundred thousand more. and that was, like,
wild to me, because it's not been the same story for a lot of my friends. um, and i was, like,
very proud, because i was like, wow, the show is really catching some attention. so it was really,
it's a wild thing to kind of try and digest, so.
yeah. i think it still kind of blows my mind that we're in, like, 96 countries and, like,
people of all ages and different ethnicities and backgrounds. like, whatever intersectionality
you might have or embody, like, there's something for you in our show. and that's why people love
it so much. and i think that, that's so special to be a part of a show that is so diverse and, like,
is so inclusive and is such a pioneer but also is, like, authentic in those stories and those
portrayals of real life. i think that that's, like, definitely more representative and more
interesting to see, and i think that that's why a lot of people love the show so much.
yeah. and it's so relatable. like, anyone can kind of relate to at least one of
the characters in the show, so it's, like, another, like, level of, like,
feeling something for the show, which it nice. do you guys see the tiktok edits of you guys?
sometimes. i see them--i don't have tiktok, so i see them, like, on
instagram reels sometimes, or they'll tag me and then i see the fit--they're, like,
really intricate. they're, like, edited really well. i saw one that was to olivia rodrigo. i
think it was maybe to "drivers license". like, last season, and that hit, like, so hard.
i was like, oh my gosh, this is incredible. so, i know we, we both really appreciate them.
fun fact, maitreyi just got her driver's license. so, congrats, maitreyi.
wait, darren, do you see the tiktok edits of you? all your shirtless ones, your scenes and all that?
friends have sent me. i also don't have a tiktok. um,
that may be something i'm gonna dabble in, though, i'm not gonna lie, because there's a lot of fake
ones out there that have a lot of followers, and i think i'm missing out on some stuff, so...
oooh.
but maybe, we'll see.
you should do it.
he's come around.
it would blow up. like, with season three coming out.
i'm not doing all those stupid dances, though.
do the dances.
i'm not doing those stupid--no.
i'll dance with you. get a little...
no. i'm not doing that.
we're gonna hold you to it. we'll be the first to comment if you guys post a dancing video together.
over my dead body.
come on.
well, thank you guys so much, and congrats on season three,
and can't wait for the world to see it.
thank you so much.