Brianne Howey.Photo:Sarah Krick
Sarah Krick
When it came time to film certain scenes of her new movie,Brianne Howeypulled from her own real-life experiences.
TheGinny & Georgiastar, 35, shared in an interview withDC Film Girlthat she recounts her own birth story in one of the scenes of her new movieKinda Pregnant.Howeywelcomed her daughterin June 2023 with husband Matt Ziering.
“Amy [Schumer] called me the night before and said, ‘Why is nobody talking about their birth stories?’ So that’s what we did,” Howey remembered. “Then the next day, we went to set and that’s my real birth story, actually.”
“So it was a really intimate, kind of in the moment felt a little bit risky, but very safe at the same time because it was just me and Amy,” she shared of her costarAmy Schumer. “And I’m so grateful to her for wanting to take a swing and really go big with that scene.”
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Schumer’s character then asks, “Did you think you were gonna, like, die?” Howey replies, “Maybe.”
Back at the beginning of January, Schumer spoke with PEOPLE about filming the movie with Howey, saying that there wasat least one emotional sceneshe shared with the actress.
“Bri and I filmed a really special intimate scene sitting on the bathroom floor, and that was the most satisfying day of shooting for me as a woman and and artist,” she said. “But don’t get it twisted — you will cry-laugh watching this movie.”
“Welcome my little love 💛,” she added.
“@bossshow with my forever new +1 🥰🤎 thanks for having us!” wrote Howey in the post’s caption. “Loved every second of the new collection#hugoboss.”
source: people.com
