Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin is naked for like 75% of every True Blood episode, but she wasn't always so comfortable showing off her stuff.
The actress, who recently revealed that she is expecting twins, told Redbook magazine that she actually had to go out and buy a skimpy outfit when she auditioned for the vampy HBO drama. “I’m a big believer in ‘fake it to make it,'" Paquin says in the August issue. "I went out and bought some incredibly short shorts and a push-up bra that I knew were going to be a part of my new life. It’s not that I’m a prude, but I’m not a massive exhibitionist, either.”
And how does she feel about those racy True Blood sex scenes — especially when they aren't with her real life husband Stephen Moyer? “We feel completely comfortable together," Paquin says of getting hot and heavy with co-star Alexander Skarsgard. "Steve [Moyer] and Alex are buddies. It's nothing like, ‘Oh, hi, nice to meet you. Now let’s take off our clothes and go into the fog.’ Everyone is very respectful of each other’s boundaries...They’re all very gentlemanly about it.”
• So You Think You Can Dance has revealed its Season 9 Top 20! Among the new crop of finalists is the show's first ever belly dancer, martial artist influenced hip hopper, and an "animator." Yeah, we're not totally sure what that is, but his dancing is crazy cool. You can check out the full Top 20 list here!
• The Greendale Seven is staying intact next season. NBC has announced that the entire cast of Community — including Chevy Chase, who recently got into a public war of words with former showrunner Dan Harmon — will be returning for Season 4 (via Deadline). Chase will join Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Donald Glover, Jim Rash, and Ken Jeong, along with new showrunners David Guarascio and Moses Port.
• The CW has announced the fall premiere dates for its new and returning shows!
Tuesday, October 2
Hart of Dixie, 8pm
Wednesday, October 3
Supernatural, 8pm
Monday, October 8
90210, 8pm
Gossip Girl, 9pm
Wednesday, October 10
Arrow Series Premiere, 8pm
Thursday, October 11
The Vampire Diaries, 8pm
Beauty & the Beast Series Premiere, 9pm
Tuesday, October 16
Emily Owens, M.D. Series Premiere, 9pm
Friday, October 19
Nikita, 9pm
• Awkward. premieres its second season tonight on MTV at 10:30pm. If you haven't checked out this delightful little comedy staring Ashley Rickards yet, I highly recommend giving it a whirl. It's fresh, witty, touching, and filled with top-notch performances from some very funny young stars. At the very least you'll pick up some brand new slang.
• DVR Watch: The dancers prepare for opening night on Breaking Pointe (CW, 8pm), Duets has the pros and their amateur partners singing songs from this millennium (ABC, 8pm), The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials continue (NBC, 8pm), Charlie Sheen attempts to launch a comeback with his new comedy Anger Management (FX, 9pm), Pearce asks for Michael's help going after the man who killed her fiancé on Burn Notice (USA, 9pm), Wipeout has a hotties vs. nerds showdown (ABC, 9pm), Chris realizes that he still has feelings for Gale on Rookie Blue (ABC, 10pm), and Mike handles problems with the women in his life on Suits (USA, 10pm).
