Kristen Bell expressed her preliminary hesitation over internet hosting this yr’s Display Actors Guild Awards.
The actor is returning to host the awards, which shall be streamed on Netflix, after being the first-ever SAG Awards host again in 2018. She’s additionally nominated for Finest Actress in a Comedy Collection for her position in No one Desires This.
Nonetheless, the devastation brought on by the California wildfires initially led Kristen to suppose that the entire awards season needs to be scrapped because of feeling “superfluous” this yr. She advised Individuals, “I felt, ‘We should always cancel the entire awards this yr and donate the entire cash!’ “
Nonetheless, it was the truth that “tons of if not hundreds of jobs for individuals in Los Angeles who want them” can be known as off that led her to rethink her perspective. She continued, “Gig employees, musicians, hairstylists, make-up artists, drivers, caterers, tech employees — it’s truly crucial to the financial system of rebuilding that now we have these awards reveals.”
That being mentioned, Kristen initially turned down the gig. As she put it, “I used to be coming off of 8 months of not working — nicely, you’ll be able to say not working, however I’ve been a stay-at-home mother, which is an entire load [of] work in and of itself and extra emotional work than something.” Fortunately, her hunch that it might “oddly be creatively enjoyable” paid off.
You’ll be able to learn the complete interview right here.