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Challengers star Josh O'Connor gives shocking admission about that churros scene

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Published 12:32 29 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Challengers star Josh O'Connor gives shocking admission about that churros scene

The Challengers scene has got everyone talking, but according to Josh O'Connor, there's a surprising backstory behind it

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

One of the stars of the highly-anticipated new movie Challengers has made a shocking admission about one scene that's got everyone talking.

You might have expected that one scene to be the steamy moment with Tashi (Zendaya), Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O'Connor) in the bedroom - after all, that was certainly the moment that went viral after the trailer was released.

But now that the movie is actually here there's another scene that's caught people's attention, and it involves some delicious fried dough.

If you were among the thousands of people who flocked to the movies to see Challengers this weekend, you'll know all about the churros scene.

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It takes place at Art's university, where he and Patrick are sitting in the cafeteria and chatting about their tennis careers and their feelings for Tashi.

In the scene, the pair are enjoying some churros - the sugary, doughy sweet treat that, while probably not the most nutritious snack for a young athlete, are incredibly moreish and just too good to resist.

After chomping down on his own churro, Patrick then steals and takes a bite of Art's sugary stick before offering it back to him, giving him chance to get his own lips around it in a moment that left a lot of viewers feeling hot under the collar.


"The churro scene in Challengers changed me on a molecular level," one viewer wrote on X after watching the movie.

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O'Connor had chance to share some behind-the-scenes insight into the tension-filled moment when he sat down with his co-stars to chat about the movie on the Capital radio show, and he made a shocking admission in the process.

While O'Connor claimed he wasn't sure whether he'd really managed to make eating a churro look 'sexy', there was one memorable moment for him - the scene marked the first time he'd ever eaten a churro.

"What I will say is… that was my first churro and I hadn’t eaten anything that day," he said.

Josh O'Connor had never had a churro before Challengers. (MGM)
Josh O'Connor had never had a churro before Challengers. (MGM)

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“I was starving and tasted my first churro - and churros are extraordinary. So I ate my one and then I ate his.”

It might be hard to believe O'Connor had never before had a churro - but it's worth noting the snacks aren't quite as common in the UK as they are in the US. That's not where the revelations ended though.

Zendaya joked that it was O'Connor's 'lust for the churro' that helped make the scene what it is, before she then noted that particular moment hadn't actually been scripted.

"The churro wasn't scripted, the churro was something you guys kind of found, right? With [director] Luca," she said, with her co-stars agreeing the moment was 'definitely a Luca thing'.

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Wherever the scene came from, I know there are a lot of people out there who are very grateful for it.

Featured Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images/MGM

Topics: Zendaya, Viral, Celebrity, Film and TV, Food and Drink

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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