'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Star Alex Borstein Reveals Why She's Only Watched 2 Episodes of the Show (Exclusive)
etonline.comAlex Borstein is revealing a surprising secret. When ET's Deidre Behar spoke with the 52-year-old actress at PaleyFest, the star revealed that she tries her best not to watch the series. «I have not watched this show.
I'm not kidding,» Borstein said. «I've seen the first two episodes [of the first season] 'cause we went to an international premiere in Berlin, and we were in a theater and then they started running it and we were stuck.» As for why she avoids watching the show, Borstein explained, «I can't watch it while I'm doing it, because then I change.»«Anything observed is changed and I change what I'm doing,» she said. «I'll not like how my arm looks, so then for the rest of the season, I'll hold it.
It's so bad, so I wait. I have waited this long.»After the show's fifth and final season premieres on April 14, Borstein plans to sit down and watch the series with her daughter.«My daughter is now 10 and what I want to do is watch the whole show with her after season 5 drops,» Borstein said. «I'm gonna have ice cream in my bed with my daughter and we are gonna watch it.»While she's excited to finally watch the series, Borstein, who stars in the series alongside Rachel Brosnahan, is still coming to terms with the fact that the show is coming to an end.«You're excited as an actress for what's next.
What's the new challenge? But this is, I mean, rare. This is a beautiful, rare thing,» Borstein said. "… It's saying goodbye to a best friend.
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