Zendaya's mom cryptically addresses Euphoria series finale: 'Just gonna leave it right there'
Claire Stoermer reacted to her daughter’s shocking “Euphoria” series finale in a mysterious social media post.
Zendaya’s mom cryptically addresses Euphoria series finale: ‘Just gonna leave it right there’
Claire Stoermer reacted to her daughter's shocking "Euphoria" series finale in a mysterious social media post.
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Zendaya on 'Euphoria' season 3; Zendaya with mom Claire Stoermer. Credit:
- *Euphoria*'s controversial series finale drew a cryptic response from star Zendaya's mother.
- Claire Stoermer wrote on Instagram that the final episode "definitely made me sad."
- She explained she felt "other emotions as well," but she's "just gonna leave it right there" for now.
As did the rest of the world, Zendaya's mom had a *lot* of strong opinions about *Euphoria*'s divisive final season — but, she revealed in a somewhat shady social media message that she's mostly keeping them to herself for now.
Following Sunday's series finale with the conclusion of season 3, episode 8 — which (spoiler alert) featured the death of her daughter's lead character, Rue Bennett — Claire Stoermer posted a short note to her Instagram Story.
"Lots of messages in my DM’s from people about last night’s episode. I’m gonna keep my thoughts to myself," Stoermer wrote against a rainbow backdrop.
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Zendaya's mom reacts to 'Euphoria' season 3 finale.
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She shared several other posts to her Instagram Story timeline, including tributes to Zendaya's performance and a scene from the finale that paid tribute to Angus Cloud, the former *Euphoria* star who died in 2023 from an overdose that included a mix of fentanyl and other drugs.
"Definitely made me sad…." Stoermer continued in her initial post, emphasizing a dramatic pause with an extended ellipses. "And other emotions as well. But just gonna leave it right there……"
** has reached out to representatives for HBO and Zendaya for additional comment on Stoermer's post.
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Stoermer has weighed in this year with cryptic posts about a range of her daughter's public-facing activities, including after Zendaya's stylist, *RuPaul's Drag Race* judge Law Roach, announced that Zendaya and longtime partner and fellow *Spider-Man* film series star Tom Holland had secretly married.
"The laugh...." Zendaya's mom wrote over footage of Roach revealing the information at the 2026 Actor Awards.
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Zendaya on the 'Euphoria' season 3 finale.
As for Zendaya's thoughts on the end of *Euphoria*, which she first led the cast of in 2019, the actress has yet to make a significant statement about the series finale.
In a network-released video that played at the end of Sunday night's episode, however, a brief piece of footage showed Zendaya making a statement on set to the cast and crew after she wrapped her scenes.
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"I just wanted to say thank you. I'm incredibly grateful for every single one of you," Zendaya said while standing in front of a celebratory cake, growing visibly emotional as she continued. "Many of you have been here from the beginning and watched me grow up. It's been such a pleasure and an honor. Thank you so much."**
Hunter Schafer, Zendaya's costar across all three seasons, lauded the actress as her "soulmate," and said that, "Z is going to be somebody I'm talking to when I'm old. I love her to the moon and back."
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