Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan talks working with Reese Witherspoon’s son Deacon on season 3
12.08.2022 - 19:33
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Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has welcomed the new season three cast members, including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son Deacon, as the hit Netflix series returns to screens. Maitreyi plays Devi Vishwakumar as she navigates high school, her relationship with her mum and her crush on Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet), and things have finally fallen into place. But, as with any relationship in Devi’s world, there’s always some drama, especially as things with Paxton start to heat up.
As well as managing her love life, Devi is, as ever, caught up in her emotions about school, where Reese and Ryan’s eldest child Deacon features. The 18-year-old guest stars as Parker, a debate student whose team is competing against Devi’s. Speaking about him joining the cast, in an exclusive interview with Metro.
co. uk, Maitreyi shared: ‘Honestly it was so awesome. ‘You know, the family is getting bigger.
’She added: ‘He’s the bomb, he’s my boba buddy’ joking that they could talk about bubble tea ‘for days’. ‘It’s really fun to bring in new people!’Elsewhere, Maitreyi gushed about producer Mindy Kaling, saying: ‘I mean, she’s amazing. I love working with her so much.
She is so brilliant. ’She continued: ‘She’s so smart, so talented, but also just such a good human being. ‘I vibe with her like a lot.
Just our personalities, we get along really well. ‘And she’s the kind of person that I could just tell anything to without feeling judged or worried. ‘She is truly the bomb.