{"id":34803,"date":"2025-11-10T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/34803\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:23:10","slug":"true-whitaker-loves-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/34803\/","title":{"rendered":"True Whitaker Loves New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254793\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interview_Issue-563_Fall-2025_True-Whitaker_1_web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"true whitaker\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-254793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">True Whitaker wears Hoodie, Pants, and Shoes Balenciaga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As one of the stars of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/film\/rachel-sennott-and-kristen-stewart-have-a-slightly-high-conversation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Sennott<\/a>\u2019s new HBO friend-group comedy I Love LA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/truewhitaker\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">True Whitaker<\/a> gets to play a dialed-up version of herself\u2014an L.A. kid with a famous dad. But despite her Hollywood roots, the 27-year-old budding performer has decided to make New York home. Just ask her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where do you get your coffee?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I love an iced blueberry latte from Joe &amp; the Juice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s your favorite New York movie?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Uptown Girls or The Secret Life of Pets. Orrrr Little Manhattan when I\u2019m missing Josh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s your favorite building in New York? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My East Village apartment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Have you ever cried on the subway?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Absolutely, a random playlist shuffle has definitely sent me over the edge and disrupted my aura farming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s the longest line you\u2019ve ever waited in? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s a line?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254796\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interview_Issue-563_Fall-2025_True-Whitaker_2_web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"true whitaker\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-254796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top and Pants Dior. Necklaces Stylist\u2019s Own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where do you go when you want to disappear? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Uptown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who\u2019s the most famous person you\u2019ve seen on the street? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rihanna!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you a West Village girl? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nope! East Village girly. Maybe after I book a couple more movies I can ball out in the West Village. Manifest!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Has New York ever broken your heart? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Absolutely. But to quote Lana, \u201cIt\u2019s just a state of mind, it turns out everywhere you go, you take yourself, that\u2019s not a lie.\u201d Don\u2019t want to blame the city because New York has also mended my heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where do you go to feel like a tourist? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SoHo shopping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254797\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interview_Issue-563_Fall-2025_True-Whitaker_3_web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"true whitaker\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-254797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T-shirt, Pants, and Belt Coach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What makes New York feel like home?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">New York feels like home because my dad and sister are living here, too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s the toughest reservation you\u2019ve gotten? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I\u2019ve been lowkey slaying reservations at Chez Margaux, this sexy members-only club in the city. My friend tried to call for a dinner reservation for himself and when he arrived, they had it under my name. So that made me feel pretty cool and sexy since I still need to sign up to be an official member. Shout-out to Kyle Hotchkiss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who was the last person you bumped into?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kader Sylla, whom I like to call Kader tot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where do you get your groceries? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Usually Trader Joe\u2019s\u2019 cause there\u2019s one so close by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where do you feel the most free? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At home and dancing on my patio!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254798\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interview_Issue-563_Fall-2025_True-Whitaker_4_web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"true whitaker\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-254798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top and Shorts Herm\u00e8s. Headpiece Iseder. Stockings Sarah Aphrodite. Shoes Diesel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where do you go when you want to escape the city?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I love a hike in Central Park. The farther you go in, the smaller the trails get, and it\u2019s actually really beautiful. It\u2019s reinvigorating to be surrounded by trees and streams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who makes the best bagel? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have no idea. I honestly need to lock in and find out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s the most New York thing about you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The pace I walk and talk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When was the last time you took the train?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254800\" class=\"wp-image-254800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interview_Issue-563_Fall-2025_True-Whitaker_5_web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-254800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacket, Skirt, and Shoes Prada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you were mayor for a day, what would you change?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Weed accessibility. I\u2019m an L.A. girl, who loves a good J. Eric Adams is low-key annoying. Had to be said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you could live in any era of New York, which one would it be? <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nineties supermodel era! I\u2019m visualizing George Michael\u2019s \u201cFreedom! \u201990\u201d video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What are you gatekeeping?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I don\u2019t gatekeep.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254801\" class=\"wp-image-254801 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interview_Issue-563_Fall-2025_True-Whitaker_6_web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-254801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T-shirt, Jeans, and Underwear Stylist\u2019s Own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Hair: Sergio Estrada using Bumble and Bumble at Paradis Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Makeup: Kye Quinlan.<\/p>\n<p>Nails: Cielle Carlton using Apr\u00e9s Nail.<\/p>\n<p>Photography Assistant: Sawyer Michaels.<\/p>\n<p>Fashion Assistant: Kyle Sakunruchira.<\/p>\n<p>Fashion Intern: Juni Kang.<\/p>\n<p>On-set Production: Caroline Bates.<\/p>\n<p>Post-production: Blythe Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Academy Records.<\/p>\n<p>Special Thanks: Mike Davis.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"True Whitaker wears Hoodie, Pants, and Shoes Balenciaga. 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