Our next guest has gone from Disney Channel star
to fashion icon, pop superstar, and the newest CoverGirl.
Please welcome the multi talented, Zendaya.
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That's beautiful.
Thank you.
That's beautiful.
You look great.
Thank you.
And I love the shoes.
You know, pop color.
And so congratulations on the CoverGirl thing.
That's really cool.
Thank you.
I'm very excited.
It's a very good family to be a part of.
Yes, it is.
It's a fun family to be a part of.
And I didn't see you at the Kids' Choice.
But I know you were there and we kind of missed each other.
But I did see your acceptance speech.
And I thought it was really cool.
Will you remind people, tell people what you said?
Well, basically, what I said was,
me, I've been making children's programming for a long time.
And for me, a lot of people ask me,
like, why are you still on Disney Channel?
Why do you still do that?
And to me, it's because I still have a responsibility,
as this young person that I am, to create positive programming
for these young people.
I have little kids that look up to me.
And I think of that as a responsibility.
And I know there's so many parents that come up to me,
and just hearing them say thank you
for being that for my daughter or for my son
and being that inspiration for them,
that is-- that's everything to me.
So that's a big deal.
I take that very, very seriously.
Yeah, good for you, good for you.
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Because you're doing a lot of--
we'll talk about the next thing that you're taking on.
But a lot of people want to move on
once they've established themselves.
And I think it's really cool.
And I think it's really cool that you understand
that there are a lot of kids that only watch the Disney
Channel.
And it's a really important thing to have role models.
So I'm happy you're doing that.
Thank you.
How have you managed to stay out of the young child
actor going bad thing?
Because--
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Well, you know what, I got to give it up to my parents.
I'm really lucky to have the parents that I have.
And they just have always instilled in me
those core values that I think I have to carry
with me through everything.
You know what I mean?
And so I think--
I give it up to them.
I give it up to my family.
I have that barrier and that protection around me,
which I am very appreciative of and thankful.
A lot of people don't have that.
So I'm thankful for it.
Is that you mom right there--
That is my mom.
--flexing her muscles?
Yeah.
[LAUGHTER]
Is she doing that because she's working out,
or what's the reason for that?
Actually, yes.
She's a spin queen now.
She's all about spinning.
Wow.
that's fantastic.
She just spins every morning.
And it's crazy.
So she's all into fitness now.
And it's really cool.
And you're still living at home, right?
Yes.
And is that to save money, or, uh--
Um--
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--well, I mean, hey, that's a perk.
You know what I'm saying?
It is.
But for me, there are a lot more upsides
than there are downsides.
Because me and my parents, I feel like we have--
we've set boundaries.
We have territories.
Once I hit 18, I was like, guys, I
need you to just give me a little--
you know, a little space, just so I can, you know,
be a teenager, be grown a little bit.
So they respect my space, I respect their space.
But at the end of the day, I don't have to wake myself up.
I got a free ride, you know what I mean, whenever I want.
[LAUGHTER]
So, I mean, why would I want to give that up?
[LAUGHTER]
When you say you don't have to wake yourself up, someone--
you don't have an alarm clock?
My mom calls me.
Your mother calls you to wake you up?
My mom calls me from-- because she's up spinning anyway.
So she calls me after her spin class,
is like, yo, get up, and.
I'm ready to go.
Wow.
[LAUGHTER]
It's great.
We have a system.
Yeah.
It sounds like a good system.
Well-oiled machine.
And so what I was talking about when
I said we'll talk about what you have coming up,
you're going to be in the new Spider-Man.
Yeah.
Very cool.
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Can you say who you're playing, or no?
I can't say anything else other than I'm going to be in it.
When do you start that?
I have no idea.
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I don't even know that, to be completely honest.
But it's very exciting.
When it comes to the acting space, I'm basically unknown.
I've never been in a real movie before and anything like that.
So I have to start from the bottom, like anyone else,
and audition, and audition, audition,
and break down those walls.
Because a lot of people do have that preconceived notion
of who I am based off previous things I've done.
So you've got to break that down, and really
go hard, and just put in the work, take all the meetings,
take all the auditions, start from the beginning.
Yes.
We're going to take a break.
And you don't have a boyfriend, right?
No.
OK.
I'm going to help guide you to the person
that you should find.
[LAUGHTER]
OK.
It's a pretty scientific way that I do it.
And it may work out that you end up with this person.
You may not.
But it'll help us all know what you're looking for.
All right, let's do it.
All right, we'll be back.
So you don't have a boyfriend, as I mentioned.
And I thought it would be fun to play a game.
We narrow it down to who you should be dating.
It's called Who'd You Rather?
OK.
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[LIGHT APPLAUSE]
[ZENDAYA LAUGHS]
We made the game around that tune.
Because we thought, what can we do with that tune?
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OK, let's start with, we have Nick Jonas or Joe Jonas.
And you pick one that you prefer over the other.
What?
Yep, you have to pick one.
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Listen here-- well, they're both super cool.
Yes, I know.
Just--
That's the thing, they're both super dope.
Oh my God, this is hard.
I'm just-- you know what, I'm just going to randomly pick,
eenie meenie miney mo, catch a [INDISTINCT] eenie meenie miney
mo--
[INDISTINCT]
[LAUGHTER]
And that is why [INAUDIBLE].
And boo, Nick.
OK, well, the game's almost over.
You're not going to have time.
[LAUGHTER]
All right, Nick.
Just every single one.
OK, now it's Nick and Drake.
Drake.
All right, Drake and--
[LAUGHTER]
Leonardo.
Leo.
OK, Leo.
[LAUGHTER]
Michael B Jordan.
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Now that's a hard one.
I know.
[LAUGHTER]
Y'all saw [INAUDIBLE] with the--
I know
--and the-- whoo.
Uh, [GROANS] I'm going to stick with Leo, though.
All right, Leo and Justin.
I just saw his concert last night, man.
I'm still going to go with Leo, though.
All right.
[LAUGHTER]
Leo and Jaden.
That's the homie, but Le-- it's Leonardo DiCaprio, people!
Leo.
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And Leonardo DiCaprio.
And Harry.
All right.
Leonardo DiCaprio.
Leo.
Jason.
Leonardo DiCaprio.
Leo.
[LAUGHTER]
Leonardo DiCaprio.
[LAUGHTER]
Leonardo DiCaprio.
All right, I think he just wins.
He's going to win--
Yeah, he just wins.
You're going to say he's going to win everything.
Absolutely, it's Leonardo DiCaprio.
All right, that's who you'll marry.
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I mean--
So--
Let's keep it real.
--once you've had time to get to know each other,
we will perform the wedding on the show.
Oh, yeah.
[LAUGHTER]
All right, K.C. Undercover airs weekly on Disney Channel.
And her new album will be out later this year.
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