Aubrey Plaza Jokingly Reveals Which of Her ‘White Lotus’ Costars Was Her ‘Stalker’ for ‘Years’ Before the HBO Show
05.11.2022 - 04:15
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Obsessed much? Aubrey Plaza jokingly recalled which of her White Lotus costars “stalked” her “for years” before they appeared on the HBO series together.
The Parks and Recreation alum, 38, playfully spoke with Haley Lu Richardson for Interview Magazine about her infatuation with her, which happened after they met the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
“I saw you backstage before we presented. I remember I was really nervous that night, because I had never presented at an awards show,” Richardson, 27, recalled the chance meeting during the magazine profile on the women, which was published on Friday, November 4, . “And when I saw you, I just felt overwhelmed with emotion because I’ve been a large fan of yours. I told you that I watch on repeat compilations of you doing interviews on YouTube.”
The Unpregnant actress continued: “Then you just stared at me and looked like you were going to kill me in my sleep. [Laughs] And then I presented an award and it was a fun night.”
Plaza, for her part, remembered Richardson doing “great” at the awards show and looking “hot as f—k.” That interaction, however, didn’t turn into an instant friendship. It took persistence on Richardson’s part to eventually become friends with the Funny People actress.
“I met you because you were stalking me. Just for all the readers out there, Haley stalked me for years,” Plaza clarified. “After I met her at the MTV Awards, she stalked me at the Chucky, a.k.a. Child’s Play, premiere.”
Richardson confirmed that she “showed up to the Chucky premiere uninvited,” which is when she met the Delaware native’s friends to ultimately “get closer to her life.”
The plan worked, because the Five Feet Apart star was invited to Plaza’s birthday party by one of those friends “without