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In one of the last scenes of “Insecure,” Issa, Molly, Kelli and Tiffany are having a girls night-in when one of them gets a little emotional and they all come in for a hug.
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Kelli, played by Natasha Rothwell, bursts into tears and shouts, “The f—- I’m crying for?!” Rothwell was in character, but she knew it was one of their last hugs before the hit show that changed her life wrapped for good.
“That scene is only good because she was vulnerable enough to go there and then that let all the women to engage in such a way,” said Amy Aniobi, who directed the episode, and was the head writer and executive producer of “Insecure.” “That moment is so real and it’s because of Natasha. She’s a powerhouse.”
As the “Insecure” chapter of Rothwell’s life comes to a close, she’s writing many more. In “The White Lotus,” Rothwell stood out among an ensemble cast who all put in stellar performances. Rothwell wrote a romantic comedy with herself in mind to play the lead, and she sealed a major deal with ABC Signature to develop new projects for television. She also began filming the secretive, big budget “Wonka” in London alongside Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman and Sally Hawkins.
