‘Euphoria’ Actor Dominic Fike Speaks On Working With A “Sober Coach” On Set: “It Was Hard To Take Advice From Someone Like That”

Euphoria star Dominic Fike has opened up about his experience working as an actor while dealing with his own struggles with drug addiction.

In a recent interview with Variety, Fike revealed he struggled to work with a “sober coach” that series creator Sam Levinson hired for Euphoria Season 2. He also compared the experience to the much “easier” time he had filming Little Death, his new film that recently premiered at Sundance.

“I’ve done that before, like acted like a drug addict,” Fike said. “I actually am a pretty big drug addict myself, believe it or not. When I was on Euphoria, they kind of just gave me a coach who would just talk to you. It was just some random lady.”

Fike, who played a drug user on Euphoria Season 2, has said in previous interviews that working with a sober coach “did not work” for him. He claims he continued to use while filming and almost “got kicked off the show.”

Speaking to Variety now, Fike explained that the coach was “a random lady that I’d never relate to.”

“We had nothing in common. We didn’t come from the same places or the same problems. It was hard to take advice from someone like that or give a shit,” he said.

Regarding the highly anticipated return of Euphoria, Fike revealed that he was unsure if viewers will be seeing more of his character Elliot in Season 3. Though he said it “would be dope” to return to the show, he admitted, “I don’t really talk to them anymore.”

Levinson recently confirmed that Season 3 is already in the works.

Max content CEO Casey Bloys confirmed that he’s read three of the scripts so far. “Sam is an incredibly talented writer; he’s got a lot in store for these characters, and I’m excited,” he said.

A production date has not yet been set for Season 3.

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