Lily-Rose Depp Praises The Weeknd’s Performance on ‘The Idol’: ‘I Love Abel So Much. He Was Able to Melt Into This Role’

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Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Lily-Rose Depp takes on her biggest role to date, playing pop star Jocelyn, in HBO’s “The Idol,” which premiered on Sunday night.

Depp — who knows a thing or two about stardom, having grown up in the Hollywood limelight herself — says she was interested in “The Idol” because it delves into the crazy and chaotic world of the music industry. “I was really intrigued by this project as soon as I heard about it.

The world that it was exploring with all of the craziness and chaos that goes on is one that we don’t get to see all the time,” Depp says.

Speaking about her character, she adds, “Jocelyn is a pop star who is constantly surrounding by people who she’s not sure if she can trust.” Talking during a post-show breakdown that HBO aired after the first episode on Sunday, Depp praised her co-star, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, who is co-creator and executive producer of the show. “I love Abel so much,” Depp says. “He was able to melt into this role in a way that is really difficult for anybody to do.” In “The Idol,” The Weeknd plays Tedros, Jocelyn’s love interest who is a mysterious and creepy leader of a modern-day cult.