Veronica Taylor, aka Bobbi on “Euphoria,” Is This Season’s Underrated Star

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Whereas many “Euphoria” followers are preoccupied by the Rue-Jules-Elliot love triangle and Cal’s current urine-soaked meltdown, we’re over right here questioning when Bobbi’s origin episode is coming. Because the stage supervisor for Lexi’s upcoming college play, Bobbi has been an underrated scene stealer for the reason that second she muttered “f*ck ‘Oklahoma'” in season two’s third episode. Though Bobbi’s comedic timing and onscreen presence mirrors that of a seasoned vet, the actor who portrays her, Veronica Taylor, is definitely a newcomer to the performing scene.

To not be confused with a “Pokémon” voice actor of the very same identify, Taylor was born and raised in Greensboro, NC, and at the moment resides in New York Metropolis, the place she attends NYU’s Tisch Faculty of the Arts. “Euphoria” is the primary and solely gig listed on her IMDb web page, so it is clear she blew away present creator Sam Levinson at her audition. Along with performing, singing, and writing poetry, she’s additionally a gifted mannequin, as you’ll be able to see from the beautiful headshots that fill her Instagram. In response to her profile on Spirit Mannequin Administration’s web site, Taylor has “at all times been into performing arts” and aspires to change into an advocate for social fairness, having led protests at NYU up to now. Final yr, she began Zoom For Coloured Women, a digital protected area for Black girls creatives to community and talk about artwork, although it is unclear if she’s nonetheless accountable for the undertaking.

For some “Euphoria” viewers, Taylor’s function is a long-overdue second of illustration on the sequence, which hasn’t starred every other dark-skinned girls in a recurring half. “I LOVE that Bobbi from Euphoria is a darkskinned actually female delicate character w 4c hair,” one fan tweeted after she made her debut. Another added, “Oh and shout out to bobbi on euphoria for giving us delicate spoken however agency sturdy black lady illustration she was so cute and I need extra of HER.” Yep, we have to have a complete episode of Bobbi and Lexi operating East Highland as theater companions in crime.

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Taylor is not the one beginner who joined “Euphoria” for season two. The primary episode introduces Chloe Cherry as Faye, Fezco and Ashtray’s new housemate, and we additionally meet two singers turned actors, Demetrius Flenory Jr. and Dominic Fike, as Travis and Elliot, respectively. One factor’s for positive: the present’s casting division by no means misses.