Kristen Bell recalls near-death experience filming beach scene

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Kristen Bell faced dangerous waves while filming a beach scene for Netflix series Nobody Wants This Season 3.

Kristen Bell recalled a harrowing moment whilst filming a beach scene for the Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This during production of Season 3. Bell, appearing on her husband Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast alongside co-stars Adam Brody, Justine Lupe and Timothy Simons, described entering waves more than two metres tall with approximately ten crew members, each paired with a stunt person for safety.

Bell explained that she had to wade into the water wearing a scuba suit beneath her costume, going out to at least her sternum. Amid what she called the "mayhem" and dangerous currents, she attempted to speak Hebrew before being dunked by waves. She recalled that just before a wave crashed, all the stunt people began screaming, and she was hoisted into the air by two stunt women. She noted that every crew member had a stunt person pushing them into the sand, whilst the camera operator and both cameras were being pummelled by the waves.

After the first take, the director informed Bell they had not captured the shot and asked her to film the scene again. Bell said she told herself she would "go out for the least amount of time possible" on the second attempt, fearing that "somebody's going to be washed away". Despite her concerns, the crew completed the shoot safely.

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• Nobody Wants This Star Kristen Bell Recalls 'Near-Death Experience' Filming Season 3Kristen Bell has opened up about a scary moment she faced when filming a beach scene in the latest season of the Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This . Speaking to her husband Dax Shephard on the latest episode of his podcast Armchair Expert , Kristen recalled that she and around “10 members of the crew” were involved in a “near-death experience” behind the scenes of the series. The Emmy nominee, joined on the podcast by co-stars Adam Brody , Justine Lupe , and Timothy Simons , explained that the incident took place when she and the crew entered waves more than two metres tall to film a scene…HuffPost UK · 28 Oct, 10:22
• Kristen Bell recalls near-death experience while filming ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 3: Everyone was ‘screaming’Bell plays podcaster Joann Williams in the Netflix series.New York Post · 27 Oct, 21:51

In this story: Kristen Bell · Netflix · Nobody Wants This · Adam Brody · Justine Lupe · Timothy Simons · Dax Shepard

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