Gracie Lawrence Auditioned, Was Cast and Moved to L.A. forSex Lives of College GirlsSeason 3 Within '72 Hours' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Gracie Lawrence on ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’.Photo:Tina Thorpe/Max

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 3 ofSex Lives of College Girls.Gracie Lawrence has officially made her entrance with Essex’s favorite roommates.The 27-year-old singer and actress is best known as one-half of the bandLawrence, but joinedseason 3 ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlsas the girls' new roommate, Kacey, followingthe emotional exit of Reneé Rapp’s character, Leighton Murray.Speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the season premiere, Lawrence revealed the shock that Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott), Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) and Bela (Amrit Kaur) experience when Kacey arrives in their dorm mimics her own feelings at just how fast she joined the Max series earlier this year.“The turnaround between when I auditioned and when I had to be on set was so quick,” she recalled. “I auditioned, sent in a self-tape, and then a day later, maybe two days later… They wanted me to come in for a final callback. I did that the next morning, and then later that day they were like, ‘Okay, great. You got the job.'““I was like, That happened so quickly,'” she added. “I live in New York and was in the middle of making my album, and they were like, ‘Well, we shoot in LA.’ I was like, ‘Okay, great. I will be there. If you could give me 72 hours, that would be awesome.'“Pauline Chalamet, Gracie Lawrence and Amrit Kaur on ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ season 3.Tina Thorpe/MaxAnd just like that, Lawrence had traded coasts and was headed for the Warner Bros. lot. In retrospect, she’s thankful it all happened so fast.“I loved that it was quick,” she shared. “I also knew I wanted to do the job. I was so excited about it and I loved the show, so to me it was like — oh great, let’s just get started.“There was a blessing in the fast turnaround time, too, which she recognizes. “I think if I had a ton of time to percolate on exactly how I wanted to say every line of the episode, I would’ve been more terrified. But [being] thrown in and just starting the process of fittings and then being on set immediately, I just went with my gut of how I thought the character should be played.“Gracie Lawrence, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Pauline Chalamet and Amrit Kaur on ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ season 3.Tina Thorpe/MaxIt helped, too, that the first scene she shot for the show was Kacey’s breakdown at a frat party when she discovers her boyfriend Calvin cheating on her, thanks to a heads-up from Kimberly.“My first scene was this completely chaotic side of the character, which honestly was so fun to have be the first scene because I felt like it was my internal monologue coming out. I was freaking out inside and I got to, like, [release] that,” she said.“It was very freeing, fun, and everyone was really supportive and throughout the whole day was like, ‘You’re killing it,'” she added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.New episodes ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlsseason 3 premiere Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Max.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 3 ofSex Lives of College Girls.

Gracie Lawrence has officially made her entrance with Essex’s favorite roommates.

The 27-year-old singer and actress is best known as one-half of the bandLawrence, but joinedseason 3 ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlsas the girls’ new roommate, Kacey, followingthe emotional exit of Reneé Rapp’s character, Leighton Murray.

Speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the season premiere, Lawrence revealed the shock that Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott), Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) and Bela (Amrit Kaur) experience when Kacey arrives in their dorm mimics her own feelings at just how fast she joined the Max series earlier this year.

“The turnaround between when I auditioned and when I had to be on set was so quick,” she recalled. “I auditioned, sent in a self-tape, and then a day later, maybe two days later… They wanted me to come in for a final callback. I did that the next morning, and then later that day they were like, ‘Okay, great. You got the job.'”

“I was like, That happened so quickly,'” she added. “I live in New York and was in the middle of making my album, and they were like, ‘Well, we shoot in LA.’ I was like, ‘Okay, great. I will be there. If you could give me 72 hours, that would be awesome.'”

Pauline Chalamet, Gracie Lawrence and Amrit Kaur on ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ season 3.Tina Thorpe/Max

And just like that, Lawrence had traded coasts and was headed for the Warner Bros. lot. In retrospect, she’s thankful it all happened so fast.

“I loved that it was quick,” she shared. “I also knew I wanted to do the job. I was so excited about it and I loved the show, so to me it was like — oh great, let’s just get started.”

There was a blessing in the fast turnaround time, too, which she recognizes. “I think if I had a ton of time to percolate on exactly how I wanted to say every line of the episode, I would’ve been more terrified. But [being] thrown in and just starting the process of fittings and then being on set immediately, I just went with my gut of how I thought the character should be played.”

Gracie Lawrence, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Pauline Chalamet and Amrit Kaur on ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ season 3.Tina Thorpe/Max

It helped, too, that the first scene she shot for the show was Kacey’s breakdown at a frat party when she discovers her boyfriend Calvin cheating on her, thanks to a heads-up from Kimberly.

“My first scene was this completely chaotic side of the character, which honestly was so fun to have be the first scene because I felt like it was my internal monologue coming out. I was freaking out inside and I got to, like, [release] that,” she said.

“It was very freeing, fun, and everyone was really supportive and throughout the whole day was like, ‘You’re killing it,'” she added.

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New episodes ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlsseason 3 premiere Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Max.

source: people.com