Hunter Schafer is an American actress and model best known for her role as Jules Vaughn in HBO’s Euphoria.
Initially, the actress gained attention for her advocacy work within the LGBTQ+ community against the North Carolina Bill HB2.
Highlights
- In seventh grade, Schafer came out to her parents as a gay boy, after exploring feminine side.
- The actress was born male but has undergone transgender surgery and facial feminine reforms.
- Hunter’s relationship with co-star Dominic Fike ended because of infidelity.
Schafer started her professional modeling career in 2017. She first worked with Dior and Marc Jacobs.
She has also modeled for Converse, Gucci, Helmut Lang, and Versus Versace.
The actress’s latest role is as an American teenager in Tilman Singer‘s horror movie Cuckko.
She has upcoming roles in the Amazon science fiction television series Blade Runner 2099 and David Lowery‘s film Mother Mary.
Hunter Schafer Was Born Male But Always Expressed Femininity And Undergone Transgender Surgery
Hunter Schafer was born on December 31, 1998. Although she was born male, she started expressing femininity as a toddler.
The actress used to wear her sister’s princess dress and explore her feminine side. Then, in seventh grade, Schafer came out to her parents as a gay boy.
However, her body continues to confuse her, which leads to gender dysphoria in eighth grade. Yet again, the model came out as a transgender girl.
After her 18th birthday, Hunter underwent a surgical procedure to be changed to female biologically. Later, the actress used hormone therapy to make her body more feminine.
Apart from the significant surgical procedure, the actress also performed cosmetic reforms on her face to give a feminine shape to her lips, eyes, cheekbones, nose, and other facial features.
The facial feminization surgery gave Hunter Schafer the looks she always wanted. But she was still not okay with her body and continued to take hormone therapy.
The current situation about her body transformation is still being determined.
Furthermore, regarding her gender identity, in 2019, the model and actress stated she used she/her pronouns, but she is not a cis girl.
Instead, she is closer to what is termed as lesbian. Later, in 2021, she stated she was bi–pan or in between.
Hunter Schafer Relationships Are Entangled With Both Intimacy And InFidelity
The personal life of the Euphoria actress is partly known to the media and public.
In her interview with GQ, the actress stated,
I had dated other famous people before, but people didn’t know about it.
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Furthermore, in the same interview, she confirmed another speculation of fans.
Hunter Schafer revealed that, in 2019, she and Spanish singer Rosalia were together for about five months, and their romantic relationship ended with a mutual understanding.
Moreover, her relationship with Euphoria co-star Dominic Fike is well-known to her fans, and they dated from February 2022 to July 2023.
Hunter Schafer reveals Dominic Fike cheated on her, which she found out by going through his phone:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 7, 2024
“Part of why the relationship ended is because I got cheated on for the first time. That fundamentally changed me as a person. […] I went to the phone — which I’m not proud of.” pic.twitter.com/7GhG8GD9qV
However, their relationship ends when Hunter discovers Dominic cheating on her.
During the interview with Alexandra Cooper, Schafer described how her relationship with Fike ended because of cheating.
She further elaborated on the impact of being cheated on for the first time. In this context, Hunter seems thankful for the scenario.
It’s part of my truth, but that fundamentally changed me as a person. And it was this whole process of realizing that cheating has nothing to do with you at all.”
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Furthermore, in the interview with Alexandra, the actress opened up about her past relationships and mentioned how each one taught her to live more fully.
Additional Information
- Hunter Schafer’s estimated net worth is around $6 million, and her acting and modeling professions contribute the most to her income.
- The actress’s father is a Presbyterian minister, and the family follows Protestantism.
- In February 2024, Schafer was arrested in New York City while advocating for a ceasefire in the Isreal-Hamas war.
