Adwoa Aboah has revealed that she was secretly pregnant while filming racy sex scenes in Lena Dunham’s new series Too Much as she posed with her co-star Emily Ratajkowski in a sexy shoot on Monday.
The pair both star in the upcoming 10-parter and this week spoke to NET-A-PORTER’s digital title, PORTER for their latest cover story about making the project.
Too Much follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), who moves from New York to London after a breakup and meets new love interest Felix (Will Sharpe).
Model turned actress Adwoa, 33, plays Felix’s other love interest Linnea in the series and has described filming some of her first scenes where she was wearing an S&M outfit.
She told the publication: ‘My first scene where you’re introduced to me was this weird sex scene with Will, and Lena directing it.
‘Doing that while pregnant was so mad, but it was also great that it was my secret that no one knew. When I tell my child, they’re gonna be like, that is so crazy, you know?’
Adwoa Aboah has revealed that she was secretly pregnant while filming racy sex scenes in Lena Dunham ‘s new series Too Much as she posed with her co-star Emily Ratajkowski in a sexy shoot on Monday
The pair both star in the upcoming 10-parter and this week spoke to NET-A-PORTER’s digital title, PORTER for their latest cover story about making the project
She added: ‘I just had the absolute best day, and [Lena] lets you play and improvise. Will is just so easy to act off.’
She welcomed her first child Shy last year with her partner Daniel Wheatley.
For the cover shoot Adwoa and model and actress Emily, 34, both posed together in matching black bodysuits.
As Emily spoke in the interview she delved back into her modelling past as she admitted she now feels that fashion is quite ‘performative’.
She added that she thinks it’s shocking that models don’t have a union and that often young girls are ‘being taken advantage of’ in the industry.
For her solo shots she showed off her incredible figure in a black bra and briefs set while in another she slipped into a white bodysuit.
Emily is set to star in a new Netflix series titled Too Much, which has been created by Girls icon Lena.
The series is scheduled to be released on Netflix on July 10th, with the model playing a character named Wendy in the series – the glamorous new girlfriend of main character Jessica’s ex.
The star was given creative control while filming the new series, which she explained was something she really ‘valued.’
She recently told ELLE: ‘In my twenties, I didn’t have a lot of it in my career. Now, I like making things and I like not being an addition to them.
Too Much follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), who moved from New York to London after a breakup and meets new love interest Felix (Will Sharpe). Emily (seen) plays Jessica’s ex’s new girlfriend)
Model turned actress Adwoa, 33, plays Felix’s other love interest Linnea in the series and has described filming some of her first scenes where she was wearing an S&M outfit
She said of the scene: ‘Doing that while pregnant was so mad, but it was also great that it was my secret that no one knew. When I tell my child, they’re gonna be like, that is so crazy, you know?’
For her solo shots Emily showed off her incredible figure in a black bra and briefs set while in another she slipped into a white bodysuit
She welcomed her first child Shy last year with her partner Daniel Wheatley (seen while pregnant last June)
‘With Lena, I got to shape the character so much, which was really fun. It gave me a bigger role than just an actor for hire.’
Elaborating on her experience on set, she said: ‘Lena leans into some of the more ‘feminine’ ways of directing – over communication, consideration of everyone on set.
‘Instead of being this domineering presence, her power lies in grace and in the ability to make everyone feel comfortable.’
Last month Lena candidly reflected on her ‘last affair’ ahead of her semi-autobiographical Netflix series.
In a story for British Vogue’s July issue, the writer and producer, 39, admitted to ‘wrecking herself on male attention’ before finding love with her husband Luis Felber.
Lena and Luis, 38, met in January 2021 on a blind date – after being set up by friends – and tied the knot in September 2021.
But before meeting her husband and finally getting her ‘happy ending,’ the actress recalled her ‘boy craziness’ that led her to ‘stop trusting herself.’
She explained: ‘Even now, I can’t be sure. It’s not that I don’t trust my husband or our life – I do, very much.
In one shot Adwoa for a stylish black dress which showed off her toned legs
As Emily spoke in the interview she delved back into her modelling past as she admitted she now feels that fashion is quite ‘performative’
For another shot she wore a textured white dress and heels
Lena previously explained why she cast Megan Stalter instead of herself in her semi-autobiographical series Too Much
Too Much follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), who moved from New York to London after a breakup and meets new love interest Felix (Will Sharpe) (both seen in recent trailer)
‘It’s that at some point along the way, wrecking myself again and again on the rocky shores of male attention, I stopped trusting myself.’
Lena previously explained why she cast Megan Stalter instead of herself in her semi-autobiographical series Too Much.
‘I was not willing to have another experience like what I’d experienced around [my HBO series Girls] at this point in my life,’ the producer-star explained to the New Yorker.
‘Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again. It was a hard choice, not to cast Meg — because I knew I wanted Meg — but to admit that to myself. I used to think that winning meant you just keep doing it and you don’t care what anybody thinks. I forgot that winning is actually just protecting yourself and doing what you need to do to keep making work.’
Lena continued: ‘I remember looking at Meg and being, like, “You are my muse. You inspire me every single day to go home and tap out pages upon pages.” I definitely don’t want to be my own muse.’
She gushed over how ‘inspiring and unbelievably talented’ the Hacks star is as her thinly-veiled character Jessica.
