Kristen Bell Details Terrifying Near-Death Experience on Set
The actress recounted battling "8-foot waves" while filming a scene for "Nobody Wants This."
Kristen Bell described a harrowing experience on the set of the Netflix series "Nobody Wants This," where she and several crew members encountered what she termed a "near-death" situation.
During an appearance on her husband Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, Bell recounted the incident that occurred while filming scenes on the beach. "I had a near-death experience with 10 members of the crew on the season," she stated, emphasizing the severity of the waves they faced.
Bell, alongside co-stars Adam Brody, Justine Lupe, and Timothy Simons, was filming a scene requiring her to be in the water, partially nude. "I had to pretend to be nude, so I’m wearing a scuba suit from here down," she explained. She was accompanied by approximately 10 crew members, each with a stunt person for safety. Despite these precautions, the conditions proved treacherous.
"Amidst the mayhem and the 8-foot waves," Bell recalled the intense moments leading up to a wave crashing. "Just before it’s about to crash, all the stunt people start screaming." She described being lifted by two stunt women as other crew members were pushed toward the sand by the powerful water. The camera operator for A camera was also affected by the waves, with both cameras submerged.
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