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Kendrick Sampson and Shay Mitchell are two co-stars who share a similar interest: food. Now it’s been revealed that food made Kendrick and Shay bond. Kendrick detailed how he and Shay constantly sought out new food places and consequently became fast friends. Get the details below.
Kendrick Sampson And Shay Mitchell Bonded Over Food
Kendrick spoke with Us Weekly last month while promoting his new film, Something From Tiffany, and mentioned how he and his co-star, Shay, bonded.
“[With] Shay, it was always about food. We are big foodies. Anywhere the food is, we’re looking at restaurants around, we’re like, ‘What can we order for snacks?'”
The Texas native recounted how his friend told him about a nearby Jamaican restaurant, and he got patties for everyone.
Kendrick’s romantic comedy premieres on Friday, December 9. In it, Kendrick’s character, Ethan, buys a Tiffany’s engagement ring for his girlfriend. However, he soon discovers that he left the store with the wrong box.
Meanwhile, Gary (Ray Nicholson) thinks he’s giving his girlfriend Rachel (Deutch) a pair of earrings, only to give her the diamond band accidentally.
Kendrick Sampson Had Fun With His Co-stars
Kendrick also spoke of his time on set with his scene partners, Zoey Deutch and Leah Jeffries. The actor said his interaction with the duo, who played his love interest and daughter, respectively, was playful.
The 34-year-old talked of the laughter, fun, and good food eating, adding that he had “so much fun with Zoey.” The Gracepoint actor previously told of how he and Zoey nailed their first chemistry test for the movie. Kendrick and the Not Okay star formed a connection immediately.
“There was no need for an icebreaker, which was great,” he told CineMovie on Tuesday, December 6. “We had chemistry on Zoom … and we didn’t have to try.”
The Insecure actor also talked about getting into the role of his character. He shared that he likes to think of every character he plays in terms of their zodiac sign. Kendrick disclosed that he thinks of Ethan as a libra.
The activist explained Libra’s weakness of pleasing people and bending the truth to avoid conflict.
“And that’s kind of how Ethan is. Ethan runs around trying to please everybody and then he learns that that’s not the healthiest way to be,” he said.
Kendrick and Shay’s bond over food is hilarious but heart-warming. It goes to show that people can make friends over anything.