Dax Shepard Posts Naked Pic of Kristen Bell to Celebrate Emmy Nom
"People might not know everything that happens behind the scenes in order to create an Emmy nominated performance like Kristen's," Dax captioned the post. "This may or may not have been a part of her training, but it felt right. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!"
Meanwhile, Kristen celebrated with photos of herself reacting to the news of her / Erin Foster's nominations, along with the caption "finding out I was nominated for an Emmy - finding out @erinfoster was nominated for an Emmy!!!!"
Kristen is nominated alongside Ayo Edebiri for The Bear, Jean Smart for Hacks, Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary, and Uzo Aduba for The Residence.
Nobody Wants This also earned nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor (Adam Brody!).
Reminder that the show is gearing up for a second season that also stars Adam's real-life wife, Leighton Meester. Which will kinda be a Gossip Girl reunion! As Kristen put it, "I always recorded that show from Los Angeles. I never recorded it in New York, so I was never on set with any of them. It felt like we were in two different worlds. But I do know her socially, and obviously through Adam, and I was so genuinely excited that she said yes, because she's just such a lovely person."
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