How Sydney Sweeney surprised Trisha Paytas during her Euphoria cameo
Trisha Paytas is in her HBO era.
The influencer, known for everything from her controversial trolling to her current podcast Just Trish, has popped up in two of the network's hottest series this spring. First, she played herself in Hacks Season 5, competing against Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her daughter DJ (Kaitlin Olson) in The Amazing Race. Now, she's stepped into the world of Euphoria Season 3.
Who does Trisha Paytas play on Euphoria?
Season 3 of Euphoria focuses heavily on OnlyFans, with Cassie Howard (Sydney Sweeney) turning to the subscription platform for extra money. What begins as a mission to pay for her $50,000 wedding flower arrangements soon turns into a greater dream to take over Hollywood. As her popularity grows, she starts doing podcast appearances. Paytas, who has posted on OnlyFans herself, plays an unnamed podcast host on Cassie's extensive media tour in Season 3, episode 5.
During these appearances, Cassie repeats right-wing, men's rights talking points, which seem to catch Paytas's character off guard.
"Men should be free," Cassie tells each host she speaks with. "They should be able to speak their mind, voice their desires."
Paytas's podcaster responds, "Oh, you think they're being too restricted by society?"
Cassie goes further, saying, "Yes! Like, if a man today were to say that he wants a girlfriend that can cook or clean, he might as well be screaming the N-word."
In response to that wild statement, all Paytas's host can do is take a deep breath and say, "Okay."
It turns out that this response wasn't scripted.
Trisha Paytas reveals she was stunned in Euphoria cameo.
On Instagram, Paytas posted some behind-the-scenes photos from her time on Euphoria, including a call sheet that lists her role as Video Podcast Host #3. But what's most interesting is her caption, where she reveals, "I had no script so that speechless reaction was real."
Weeks before her episode premiered, Paytas spoke about her role further on her podcast Just Trish, saying, "I didn't even know if I was making it [into the final cut]... My whole scene was improv. All my things were improv. There was no script."
That means Paytas, like many Euphoria viewers, was left flabbergasted by Cassie's continued spiral down the alt-right pipeline.
I can only imagine the rest of the episode, which features an NSFW parody on Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and the potential death of Rue Bennett (Zendaya), left her uttering a similar dumbfounded, "Okay."
New episodes of Euphoria Season 3 premiere Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
