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Justine Lupe reveals what it was like to be on set with lovebirds Adam Brody and Leighton Meester.
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE, Lupe says it was “very sweet” to see the married couple work together during Meester’s guest appearance on the Netflix hit Nobody Wants This.
“They’re such a loving couple with each other. There’s clearly so much affection between them,” Lupe says of her costars. “It was very sweet to see the level of support that they each gave each other on set.”
“It’s also kind of trippy to see them pretending to meet each other for the first time, and you’re like, ‘Whoa. You guys are so intimate,’” Lupe adds.
Brody, 45, and Meester, 39, have been married since 2014 and share two children: a daughter, Arlo, 10, and a son, whose name has not been revealed, born in 2020.
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In the show, Meester plays Abby, a mom influencer that was a childhood friend of Joanne (Kristen Bell). Abby hires Noah (Brody) for her newborn baby’s naming celebration.
“Leighton, she’s just so fun, and goofy, and unafraid, and just dove right into a pretty far-out character without any abandon, and was very goofy,” Lupe says. “I love it. I just think she’s brilliant on the show, so it was a treat to have her there.”
When talking about Meester’s portrayal of Abby, Bell tells PEOPLE, “I was actually very excited by the comedic dynamic, because we wanted this character to be a frenemy to Joanne, so it had to be someone that she admired, but was also threatened by, and Leighton is so whip-smart comedically and is very fun to have as a scene partner.”
“She’s so quick and she can improv really well, and the whole thing was a friggin’ delight,” the actress, 45, adds.
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Reminiscing on working with Meester 20 years ago in Veronica Mars, Bell says, “I remember feeling like she was so stunningly talented and I was like, ‘Oh, this girl’s going to definitely do things.’”
This isn’t the first time the Gossip Girl actress has worked with her real-life husband on screen. Previously, Meester and Brody appeared together in TV shows Single Parents and Good Cop/Bad Cop, and films Life Partners and The Oranges.
Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant are among the stars who make an appearance in season 2 of Nobody Wants This.
Seasons 1 and 2 of Nobody Wants This are available to stream on Netflix.
