Meet Justine Lupe, aka Kristen Bell’s sister in Nobody Wants This: the breakout star was pregnant while filming the Netflix show, and was also in Succession and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Juilliard-trained actress, who grew up in Colorado making amateur comedy sketches with her brother Colin, has since given birth to her baby and credited her cast and crew with supporting her
The 10-episode series dropped on September 26 and wasted no time shooting up to second place on Netflix’s global charts, per Screen Rant.
After the show hit Netflix, one of the actresses dropped a surprise bombshell on her Instagram: she was actually pregnant while filming! Justine Lupe, 35, who plays Bell’s sister Morgan in the series, let fans in on the behind-the-scenes secret: she was expecting during the entire first half of production, revealing how no one on set knew about it until a late-night wardrobe malfunction blew her cover.
“I want to clarify that the cast and crew did know I was pregnant as soon as it was safe to share,” Lupe later added on Instagram in October. “As women who have carried a baby know, there is a higher risk of miscarriage in the first few months of pregnancy so it’s emotionally risky to share too early.”
“I only care to make this clear because every single person on this set made sure I was cosy and taken care of,” she added, before going on to praise Bell, Foster and others for supporting her throughout.
Curious about the actress? Keep reading to learn more about Justine Lupe.
Justine Lupe grew up in Colorado
Justine Lupe was born in New York and raised in Colorado. Per Boulder Weekly, she grew up in the small town of Bailey, where she spent her days making “random sketches” with her younger brother, Colin – now a cinematographer – using their dad’s video camera.