Lily-Rose Depp Reveals Who Really Influenced Her Pop Star Character in 'The Idol' (Exclusive)

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Lily-Rose Depp plays a modern pop star in the upcoming Max series, but for her inspiration for the character, she drew on icons from different generations.«Of course, there are so many incredible pop stars of today that I have nothing but admiration and respect for — and of course, you can't help but thinking of when you think of a character like Jocelyn — but we're definitely not telling anybody else's story or trying to base her on any real person,» the actress explained to ET's Rachel Smith over a virtual interview from the Cannes Film Festival, where the series premiered its first two episodes this week.«We actually drew from a lot of other influences that are not pop stars,» she added. «We thought a lot about Sharon Stone in and the Gene Tierneys and Lauren Bacalls… all of these women that were very inspiring to me for the role.»There was plenty of pop star inspiration for Depp to draw from on set, as well.

stars Abel Tesfaye — better known as The Weeknd — as Tedros, a charismatic self-help guru and Jocelyn's love interest, and Troye Sivan and BLACKPINK's Jennie Ruby Jane appear in supporting roles.Tesfaye and his creative partner, Reza Fahim, co-created the series with executive producer Sam Levinson, and the group was all on hand at Cannes to receive the first public reactions to the controversial show.«It was incredible,» Depp recalled. «It felt like such a beautiful celebration, and culmination of, like, everything  that we have been through together and the beautiful process that was in the show and creating this little family together.»«It just felt really, really nice and special to get to celebrate together, and we're just so happy with the response,» she added.