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SuperfanHaley Lu Richardsonjust couldn’t stay away fromAubrey Plaza.
Years before the two ever starred onThe White Lotustogether, Richardson was a big fan of Plaza. But the 38-year-oldParks and Recreationstar said Richardson, 27, took her fandom to extreme heights when she revealed, “I met [Richardson] because you were stalking me.”
Richardson then shared in response, “I showed up to theChuckypremiere uninvited.”
From there, Richardson’s mission to get closer to Plaza deepened.
“I made friends with all of Aubrey’s friends at the premiere so that I could get closer to her life,” theFive Feet Apartstar revealed. “Then Aubrey’s friend invited me to Aubrey’s birthday without asking Aubrey. So I showed up and I remember we locked eyes at the bar and you just went, ‘You.'”
Chiming in, Plaza said: “And it didn’t matter how many mushrooms I had taken that night. I knew that my stalker had arrived.”
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“But there was something deep down inside all along that was like, ‘Even though she’s stalking me, and maybe eventually she’ll cut me up into a million pieces and eat me, I like her. In fact, I love her,'” she added. “And so when I heard that you were cast onThe White Lotus, I was like, ‘This is some f—ing witchy karmic s—.'”
To this day, Richardson still fondly remembers the very first text she ever received from Plaza, which she described as a “very cryptic” bloody knife emoji.
“You didn’t say your name, didn’t say who it was. That first message was very cryptic. But I immediately knew it was you,” she recalled.
“The first text I got from you after — I literally have it saved in my ‘Aubrey’ photo album in my camera roll that’s all about important moments for us,” she admitted. “I also have the video where you were interviewed and you were asked who would play you in the biopic of your life and you said me. That’s the best video I’ve ever seen.”
Plaza then added, “Because that was right after I had watchedUnpregnant. And I was like, ‘This girl’s f—ing good.'”
Fortunately for Richardson, Plaza is now a big fan of hers as well.
Plaza and Richardson star as Harper and Portia, respectively, in the HBO hit’s second season.Jennifer Coolidge,Theo James,Michael Imperioli,Meghann Fahy, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Will Sharpe, Jon Gries, Sabrina Impacciatore, Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò are also part of the star-studded cast.
The anthology show’s second season premiered on Oct. 30. Teasing what’s to come, Plaza recently toldEntertainment Tonight: “I know it’s a lot to live up to, but [creator] Mike [White] is so good about making the second season different.”
“It’s stillThe White Lotus, but now it’s in Italy, so it has a totally different vibe,” she added. “I think people are going to be surprised.”
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The White Lotusairs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
source: people.com
