“They let me get away with a lot of stuff on this show,” Paulino says.
Warning: This post contains spoilers from season 2, episode 6 ofThe Sex Lives of College Girls.
Lila (Ilia Isorelys Paulino) has always been a boss … but now she’stheboss.
Ilia Isorelýs Paulino and Amrit Kaur on ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’.Katrina Marcinowski/HBO Max
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start at the beginning.
How did you find this show?
So I played her way closer to the Lila that you see now.
My mother was in her bedroom trying to listen in.
I would crack jokes and you’d hear a distant chuckle.
And I was like, “Mommy they’re still on Zoom.”
[Laughs] Then I ended up booking!
How much improv is there with Lila?
I definitely have a lot of freedom compared to the other girls.
Say what you gotta say!
They let me get away with a lot of stuff on this show.
[Laughs]
What was the season 1 reaction to Lila?
It was a lot of love.
It was so much love and excitement.
A big question I get is, “How much are you like Lila?
She’s an exaggerated part of me, but it’s a lot.
I thought she meant it metaphorically, I don’t know.
I broke a couple times.
Okay, we have to talk about Lila becoming the manager of Sips!
When I read the script I was like, “Do I have to wear the little T-shirts?
No, thank god.”
They’re like, “She’s a manager!”
I was like,” But it’s LILA being the manager.
She wants her titties out.
This is HBO."
[Laughs]
Does her new position change any dynamics with friends?
I think even before she was a manager she was already a boss, you know what I mean?
I think the only difference is the name tag, the pay raise, and the clothing.
Otherwise she was always the boss.
When you needed something to get done, you’d go to Lila.
I also have to call out your delivery of the foot fetishists line!
That was an ADR line!
Do you have a favorite episode for the rest of the season?
I love the way it ends.
I’m a big fan of it.
And also the parties at the end are a little ratchet.
[Laughs]
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
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