Post by RENECUS7 on Apr 7, 2005 1:43:16 GMT -6
De Ravin Delivers On Lost
Emilie de Ravin, who plays Claire on ABC's hit series Lost, told SCI FI Wire that she doesn't know whether her character's new baby will turn out to be good or evil. "I guess that's yet to be revealed, whether the baby is normal or not," de Ravin said in an interview. "It seems normal."
De Ravin's character gave birth on the April 6 episode of the show. To play Claire's new infant, "We've got twins we're working with," de Ravin said. "They're very cute and very tiny. I think it's definitely going to add a dynamic to the set, having a baby around."
Until the recent episode, "Do No Harm," the Australian actress had spent months walking around the Lost set in Hawaii sporting an ever-expanding pregnancy suit. Actually depicting the child's birth presented a whole other challenge, she said. "That was an interesting episode to shoot, not being a mother myself," she said. "Talking to my sisters, who both have children, and doing all the research I did about this labor that was obviously looming for Claire since day one, and really getting into it for the episode, was such a strange thing, because it's such a gritty, personal thing, giving birth. It's different for every woman in every situation. I'm really happy with it. It turned out really well."
It helped, de Ravin added, that an obstetrician was on set. "She was great, guiding along, helping, because we wanted to make it as realistic and natural as possible for TV," de Ravin said. "I think TV often skims over birth. They're usually not very realistic, and we were trying to go for as gritty as we could and as real as we could." Lost airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Emilie de Ravin, who plays Claire on ABC's hit series Lost, told SCI FI Wire that she doesn't know whether her character's new baby will turn out to be good or evil. "I guess that's yet to be revealed, whether the baby is normal or not," de Ravin said in an interview. "It seems normal."
De Ravin's character gave birth on the April 6 episode of the show. To play Claire's new infant, "We've got twins we're working with," de Ravin said. "They're very cute and very tiny. I think it's definitely going to add a dynamic to the set, having a baby around."
Until the recent episode, "Do No Harm," the Australian actress had spent months walking around the Lost set in Hawaii sporting an ever-expanding pregnancy suit. Actually depicting the child's birth presented a whole other challenge, she said. "That was an interesting episode to shoot, not being a mother myself," she said. "Talking to my sisters, who both have children, and doing all the research I did about this labor that was obviously looming for Claire since day one, and really getting into it for the episode, was such a strange thing, because it's such a gritty, personal thing, giving birth. It's different for every woman in every situation. I'm really happy with it. It turned out really well."
It helped, de Ravin added, that an obstetrician was on set. "She was great, guiding along, helping, because we wanted to make it as realistic and natural as possible for TV," de Ravin said. "I think TV often skims over birth. They're usually not very realistic, and we were trying to go for as gritty as we could and as real as we could." Lost airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
