Not watching Love Island USA meant Reasonable Doubt‘s Brandee Evans didn’t realize she was filming scenes with reality star Kordell Beckham.
During the Thursday, October 16, episode of the Hulu series, Evans’ character Monica shared the screen with Ozzie’s (Kyle Bary) friends — with one of the guys being played by Beckham.
“I’ve never seen Love Island. I didn’t know who Kordell was,” Evans exclusively told Us Weekly. “But I just knew he was so kind and then I just know who I met on that set. So I’m going to have to go watch Love Island USA now.”
Evans praised Beckham’s performance, adding, “I remember him just being so kind and so cute. And what’s so funny is if this was one of his first acting jobs, he came into the scene with these balloons. If you go back and watch, he puts the balloons down because he’s new to acting. We all do it. I’ve done it too. So he put the balloons down in my shot.”
The actress told Us she simply laughed off Beckham’s mistake.
“I just acted with it. I was like, ‘It’s hilarious.’ The director loved it too. So when they cut, I go, ‘Kordell, not you putting the balloons in my face.’ He was so sweet. That’s the type of set we have. We can literally joke with each other,” Evans continued. “He put them there and then I just moved them out of the way and stayed in character. But that’s what they ended up using because it was so hilarious.”
Evans added: “If that’s the only thing that could tell that he was new to acting, that’s it. Because he was taking the director’s notes easily, he was fun to work with and he knew his stuff. It was great and I’m really excited for him. I hope his career does amazing after this.”
Reasonable Doubt, which premiered in 2022, follows a successful criminal defense lawyer at an upscale Los Angeles law firm. Evans, for her part, told Us that season 3 of the Hulu legal drama will include a new case involving Evans’ character, Monica.
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“I’m very excited for everyone to see what happens. Because the best work to me is yet to come for Monica,” Evans teased to Us. “I can’t wait for you all to see it so people can see the different levels that I can do. People are so used to Mercedes [on P-Valley] and I love that Monica is so different.”
In addition to Reasonable Doubt, Evans will also be reprising the lead role in season 3 of P-Valley, adding, “We do have season 3 coming and Mercedes is just waiting for her time to shine. Season 3 is life-changing.”
Evans continued: “P-Valley tells authentic stories, Reasonable Doubt tells authentic stories and I am [always looking for more] authentic stories. That’s what locks in for me. I do want to do some comedy and a rom-com. People are so used to seeing me do these heavy roles but I want you all to see fun Brandee.”
New episodes of Reasonable Doubt air Thursdays on Hulu.