Dominic Fike says he was nearly kicked off ‘Euphoria’: “I was so fucked up during a lot of that show”
nme.comDominic Fike – who played the role of Elliot in season two of HBO‘s Euphoria – has revealed that he was nearly kicked off the show.While speaking to Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Fike shared that he wasn’t in the best headspace while filming for Euphoria‘s second season.
Fike, who had been addicted to drugs in real life, explained the struggles he faced when having to portray the role of a drug user.“I mean I was a drug addict and coming onto a show mainly about drugs was very difficult,” Fike told Lowe. “Sam [Levinson], the director and writer, he got me a sober coach, somebody to be there you know all the time.
Did not work.”When asked if he had shown up onto set high, Fike responded: “Oh my god, yeah dude. I was so fucked up during a lot of that show.
It was really bad. I almost you know got kicked off the show. They were like, ‘Bro you cannot be doing this.’”Fike was asked if he was high in some of the scenes they ended up using, to which he said he was.
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