The supermodel makes her acting debut in episode 4, which is aptly titled, “that’s what she said.” Hadid, who has been outspoken about her Palestinian heritage, and her ties to Islamic culture, appears as Lena, the quirky, Muslim girlfriend of Steve , Ramy’s best friend.
The pair have their own rapport, cracking “that’s what she said” jokes — a nod to “The Office” — back and forth to Ramy’s disbelief. While Steve is infatuated with Lena, Ramy is having a hard time getting it.“You don’t have to be Muslim to?” Ramy begins before Steve excitedly interjects. “Nah, they’ll let anybody on,” Steve affirms.
“Dude, isn’t she great?” Steve asks. “I’m thinking about proposing, so I might need you to hook up a ring.” After Lena returns from the bathroom, she continues to make references to “The Office”, again to Ramy’s confusion, before he is interrupted by work. Now working at Maktoub, a jewelry shop in direct competition with his Uncle Naseem’s business, he is called to make a delivery for a client.
In the end, they miss Steve’s wrestling match, but to Ramy’s surprise, Lena gets behind the wheel, letting Ramy know that she knows exactly what he thinks of her. “I don’t see you for a whole year, and then you pull this s**t?” Steve asks. “The only time you call me is when you needed a f**king chauffeur because your girlfriend can’t drive, which makes no sense. If there was one requirement for“Lena’s kind,” Steve fires back. “And fun. And she thinks about people other than herself.”really thinks of Ramy. “Steve told me all about you,” she says before taking a shot at, which viewers remember from season 2. “I know exactly who you are. I’m Team Zainab.