Kelly Ripa Dishes On Channeling Jessica Chastain for 'Tammy Faye' Oscars Sketch (Exclusive)
etonline.comKelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are gearing up for 's big post-Oscars special next Monday, and the pair pulled out all the stops for their opening sketch.With some green screen technology and a whole lot of costumes and make-up, Ripa and Seacrest recreated (and were digitally inserted) into some of the year's biggest movies for a fun take on the Oscar-nominated fare.ET's Rachel Smith recently spoke with the co-hosts about the clever sketch — and Ripa's impressive transformation into Tammy Faye Bakker for their lampooning of Jessica Chastain's«It really was Kristofer Buckle's makeup,» Ripa said, referring to her stylist and close friend, who used his makeup expertise to create her Tammy Faye look. «I cannot take credit.»«And then, I wasn't impersonating Tammy Faye.
I was impersonating Jessica Chastain Tammy Faye,» she added. «So that was my [method].»As for whether or not Ripa has heard from Chastain or gotten any feedback from the actress on her impression, Ripa joked, «Of course, obviously, yes, [she] reach out to me.
I believe she said my performance is a hate crime… but maybe I misheard that on my answering machine.»Apart from their parody of, Ripa and Seacrest also poke loving fun at, , — in which Seacrest does his best impression of Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson — and «My mother-in-law's Italian,» shared Ripa, who does her take on Lady Gaga's Patrizia Reggiani.
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