Angela Bassett Recalls Feeling ‘Very Comfortable’ Filming Sex Scenes For ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back’ & Screen Testing With Taye Diggs

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In honour of the 25th anniversary of Angela Bassett’s 1998 flick “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”, the actress, and director, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, compare the difference between filming sex scenes at the time to nowadays.

During a Q&A at a special screening of the film at the 2023 Tribeca Festival on Saturday, Sullivan recalled feeling nervous over the sex scenes between Bassett and her onscreen love interest, co-star Taye Diggs, because he wanted to ensure they were showcased “from a woman’s point of view.” “It’s my fantasy, he has to be naked not me,” Bassett, 64, said of her character. “Our fantasy,” Sullivan, 64, chimed in, noting that he and the actress worked on the scenes together, to get her input. READ MORE: Michael B.

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You don’t know how it’s gonna go,” she said of her previous experiences, reiterating that her time on set of “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” was “just very comfortable.” The romantic comedy/drama follows Stella (Bassett) and her gal pal Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg), who convinces Stella to vacation with her in Jamaica, where she meets a younger man named Winston Shakespeare (Diggs), develops an island fling and falls in love.