Jensen Ackles Says Jessica Alba Was ‘Horrible’ to Work With on ‘Dark Angel': ‘I’ve Told This to Her Face’
thewrap.com“Inside of You” podcast, Ackles was blunt about his time working on “Dark Angel” with Alba early on in his career, when the host asked him whether it was “cool” working with the now-household name.“No.
She was horrible,” Ackles deadpanned. When Rosenbaum questioned if Ackles was kidding, the actor doubled down on his claim, but assured the host that he’s made Alba aware of his feelings, and “told this to her face.” Naturally, Rosenbaum was curious as to why the encounter was sub-par for Ackles.“I love Jess, which I know kind of contradicts what I just said,” Ackles continued. “She was under an immense amount of pressure on that show.
She was young, she was in a relationship with [co-star Michael Weatherly], and that was rocky and causing some undue stress, I believe, on set.
And I was like, the new fresh face on the set, who wasn’t really there in Season 1.”Ackles appeared in one episode of the first season of “Dark Angel,” then was written in to become a series regular on Season 2.
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