The Confessions of Keri Russell: On ‘The Diplomat,’ Falling in Love With Matthew Rhys and the Night Hillary Clinton Made Her Cry
variety.comKeri Russell, the star of “The Diplomat,” is on her fourth glass of wine; and Debora Cahn, the show’s creator, is on her third.
There are cold french fries strewn across the table, empty glasses everywhere, and there’s ice — so much ice. It’s only a few weeks before the second season of “The Diplomat” drops on Netflix on Halloween — five days before the presidential election — and Russell and Cahn, sitting in an old Upper West Side French bistro on a late afternoon, suddenly remember the time they met Kamala Harris (oh, and President Joe Biden and first lady Jill) at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a couple years before Harris became the Democratic presidential candidate.
Russell, 48, starts to squeal thinking about that night, her hands fluttering to her face in comic excitement, and Cahn says, “Somebody sent a photo of us and Biden and Jill, and I just love that we have it, but I was like, ‘Can we have the Kamala photo?’” They both crack up.
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