Sex Lives of College Girls' Alyah Chanelle Scott Tears Up Over 'Rare' Friendship with Reneé Rapp (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Ahead ofRapp’s final episode of the Max comedy series, which premiered Nov. 28, Scott, 27, caught up with PEOPLE about the show’s long-awaited third season and became emotional as she reflected on the profound bond she and Rapp, 24, have formed since meeting on the show in 2021.

After hearing how Rapp described their friendship to PEOPLE in 2022 — “The best part of this job was having Alyah become my best friend” — Scott teared up before sharing her own thoughts on their bond.

“I mean, there are no words. It’s just, like, to go through an experience with someone who’s a stranger to you, who quickly becomes one of the most important people in your life is so rare and so special,” she says.

“I am forever grateful that we’ve had this experience on this show to start a friendship,” she continues. “What an insane start to a friendship. And we’re bonded forever in this weird, wacky way. But we’ve had this experience that no one has ever had — this specific experience at least.”

After wiping away her tears, Scott jokes that when she and Rapp were promoting season 2, “We couldn’t do a single interview without crying.”

“It was veryAriana [Grande]andCynthia [Erivo]— very theater kid of us — to be like, ‘We just love each other so much.’ But it’s the truth,” she says, comparing their emotions tothe interviews that have gone viral of Grande and Erivo promotingWicked.

Alyah Chanelle Scott and Reneé Rapp in ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ season 3.Tina Thorpe/Max

Tina Thorpe/Max

Alyah Chanelle Scott, Reneé Rapp, Amrit Kaur and Pauline Chalamet in ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ season 3.Tina Thorpe/Max

Alyah Chanelle Scott and Renee Rapp attend the Interscope Coachella Party held on April 15, 2023.Christopher Polk/Penske Media/Getty

Christopher Polk/Penske Media/Getty

“I think it makes us all realize that this time and this space isn’t forever… And I think that playing that emotion was very cathartic and bittersweet.”

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New episodes ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlspremiere Thursdays on Max.

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