"That Is What I Was Living Out": Ashley Park Says Her "Emily In Paris" Topless Scene Was A "Worst Nightmare"

If you're a fan, you already know that Emily in Paris just dropped the second half of Season 4 this past Thursday. Perhaps you've watched the whole thing already!

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If you have, you already know that in the season's eighth episode, Ashley Park's character Mindy performs at a cabaret club called Crazy Horse that features female dancers in varying states of undress.

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Ashley had to essentially perform topless, in a strategically covered fashion, for the scene — and in a new interview with People, she got real about what the experience was actually like.

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In the interview, Ashley described filming the scene as "stressful" and "every actor's worst nightmare" — and she also explained exactly why it felt that way.

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"We have this recurrent memory of being onstage, not knowing what you're doing, in your underwear," she explained. "And that is what I was living out actually, but surrounded by the most beautiful dancers in the world around me."

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Ashley referred to the filming of the scene as "so hard to do" — but she also credited the show's choreographer Kyle Hanagami, as well as the show's team overall, for making sure she'd "gotten through it."

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She also went on to say that she's "actually really proud" of how the scene came out, and that she "will never forget doing" the shoot itself.

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All's well that ends well! You can watch the new season of Emily in Paris on Netflix, if you haven't done so already.