Emily in Paris Star Ashley Park Calls Mindy's Topless Cabaret Scene 'Every Actor's Worst Nightmare'
glamour.comEmily in Paris. Warning, minor spoilers for , ahead.In a new interview with , the revealed she was just as nervous for Mindy's topless performance of “Oops!…I Did It Again” at the famous Parisian cabaret, Crazy Horse. "It was so stressful and so hard to do," she said at the part two premiere in Rome on September 10, describing the scenario as “every actor's worst nightmare.”"We have this recurrent memory of being onstage, not knowing what you're doing, in your underwear," Park told the publication. “And that is what I was living out actually, but surrounded by the most beautiful dancers in the world around me.”We see Mindy face those same fears just before her cabaret performance, especially once she realized she'd have to sing live on stage without her pre-recorded vocal track. “Now I'm gonna choke harder than I did on Chinese Pop Star,” she tells Emily ().
And no, picturing the audience naked doesn't help.Ashley Park as Mindy in season 4, episode 8 of Emily in Paris.In the end, Mindy used her nerves to her advantage, drawing laughs and applause from the audience as she used various props and strategic choreography to keep from actually revealing “Hansel and Gretel” during the performance.And just as Mindy navigated the uncomfortable situation with Emily's help, Ashley Park credits choreographer, Kyle Hanagami, for having her back.
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