Zendaya pays tribute to Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud

Zendaya has said that "words are not capable to picture the infinite beauty" of her Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud, pursuing his decease aged 25.

The actress, who stars arsenic recovering addict Rue successful the HBO series, shared a achromatic and achromatic representation of Cloud connected Instagram, celebrating his his "boundless light, emotion and joy".

Cloud played cause trader Fezco "Fez" O'Neill successful the teen drama.

Rappers Drake - an enforcement shaper connected it - and Kid Cudi besides paid homage.

Cloud died connected Monday astatine his household location successful Oakland, California, said a publicist. "It is with the heaviest bosom that we had to accidental goodbye to an unthinkable quality today," said the Cloud family.

"I'm truthful grateful I got the accidental to cognize him successful this life, to telephone him a brother, to spot his lukewarm benignant eyes and agleam smile, oregon perceive his infectious cackle of a laughter (I'm smiling present conscionable reasoning of it)," wrote Zendaya.

"I cognize radical usage this look often erstwhile talking astir folks they love...'they could airy up immoderate country they entered' but lad fto maine archer you, helium was the champion astatine it. I'd similar to retrieve him that way.

"For each of the boundless light, emotion and joyousness helium ever managed to springiness us. I'll cherish each moment."

Drake shared an representation of Cloud simply captioned "Good Soul", portion Kid Cudi posted connected X (formerly known arsenic Twitter): "This hurts man. One of the realest dudes successful this business."

Cloud attended his father's ceremonial successful Ireland past week and, according to his family, "intensely struggled with this loss".

There was immoderate comfortableness successful knowing helium was present "reunited with his dad, who was his champion friend", they said successful a statement.

"Angus was unfastened astir his conflict with intelligence wellness and we anticipation that his passing tin beryllium a reminder to others that they are not unsocial and should not combat this connected their ain successful silence," it said.

"We anticipation the satellite remembers him for his humour, laughter and emotion for everyone."

His origin of decease has not been given.

The histrion was 1 of the breakout stars of Euphoria, appearing successful some bid alongside Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney.

Sweeney, who played Cassie Howard, besides paid tribute connected Tuesday, calling Cloud arsenic "an unfastened soul, with the kindest heart" who "filled each country with laughter".

"You volition beryllium missed much than you know, but I'm truthful blessed to person known you successful this lifetime, and I'm definite everyone who has ever met you feels the same," she wrote successful an affectional tribute online.

In a statement, HBO said: "We are incredibly saddened to larn of the passing of Angus Cloud. He was immensely talented and a beloved portion of the HBO and Euphoria family."

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson said: "There was nary 1 rather similar Angus. He was excessively special, excessively talented and mode excessively young to permission america truthful soon."

Sydney Martin, the exemplary who was rumoured to beryllium successful an on-off narration with Cloud, shared breached bosom emojis connected Instagram aft his decease was announced.

Cloud's co-star Javon "Wanna" Walton, known successful the amusement arsenic Cloud's adoptive brother, Ashtray, wrote connected Instagram: "Rest casual brother."

"His immense endowment touched the lives of countless people. His enactment & bequest volition everlastingly unrecorded connected and marque Oakland proud," she wrote.

Actress Kerry Washington besides posted connected the platform: "You volition beryllium profoundly missed. Rest successful power."

"Rest casual fam. He was a time 1 protagonist and an Oakland legend. You volition beryllium missed."

Cloud had insignificant acting credits successful 2 films, North Hollywood and The Line. He had besides appeared successful euphony videos for artists including Becky G, Karol G and Juice WRLD.

But his vocation truly took disconnected aft helium won the portion of Fez, a precocious schoolhouse cause trader successful Euphoria.

After archetypal airing successful June 2019, Euphoria rapidly became a deed and by 2022 was the astir tweeted-about TV amusement of the decennary successful the US.

The main character, played by Zendaya, is simply a 17-year-old who struggles with cause abuse.