Lily-Rose Depp has clarified that her character Jocelyn in The Idol is not based on her real-life experiences as Johnny Depp’s daughter.  HBO and A24 drama, co-created by Abel, Tesfaye, Reza Fahim, and Sam Levinson revolves around Jocelyn, renowned pop star seeking comeback after public breakdown triggered by her mother’s death.

Speaking to EW about her character on The Idol, Lily-Rose emphasises that her upbringing differs significantly from Jocelyn’s, despite growing up with famous parents.

“Backstory that we thought about lot for Jocelyn is that she’s somebody who’s been working basically since she could talk,” Lily-Rose says.

She appreciates exploring unique fame-driven aspects of Jocelyn’s character. Lily-Rose admires Jocelyn’s self-awareness and refusal to conform to expectation of relatability often prevalent in celebrity culture.

“There’s something that my character says in one of trailers and you haven’t seen this episode yet, but she says, ‘There’s nothing about me that’s relatable,’” Lily-Rose says. “[I love] self-awareness that she has.”–Agencies

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 10 2023

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