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Gigi Hadid is now on Netflix. The model recently revealed her surprise guest appearance on season two of Never Have I Ever [2] as a narrator for Paxton Hall-Yoshida, played by Darren Barnet [3]. Hadid made the announcement on Instagram [4], offering "big love" to series cocreator Mindy Kaling for the opportunity. She added, "I got your back, Pax!"
Hadid joins several famous narrators on the coming-of-age Netflix series: John McEnroe narrates main character Devi's perspective, while Andy Samberg [5] briefly appeared as a narrator for Ben on season one. In a video previewing her stint, which takes place during episode three, Hadid says, "This is Paxton Hall-Yoshida. He's a 16-year-old boy from Sherman Oaks, CA. And I am model, designer, activist, and a former 16-year-old from California, Gigi Hadid."
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Chrissy Teigen had originally been cast to voice Paxton's narrator, but she dropped out on June 4 as various instances of prior social media bullying came to light [8]. Teigen's replacement had been kept under wraps up until the release of the second season [9] on July 15.