Ali Larter doesn’t love everything about her role in “Landman.”
The 49-year-old actress revealed that scenes where her character, Angela Norris, wears a bikini are actually her least favorite to film.
“I don’t think there’s an actress alive that’s like, ‘Woo! Got a bikini scene!’ ” Larter told People in an interview published Monday. “Nobody wants to do it.”
“Those are the hardest for me. I don’t enjoy them,” she continued. “It’s just part of the story that I’m telling, and I’m an actress, so I get on board. But those are definitely my least favorite.”
The “Heroes” alum, who described the bikini scenes as “tough, in a weird way,” noted that Angela is “so physical and loves the spray tans, and the blonde,” so Larter’s priority has to be “staying in shape for this role and all that comes with it.”
“But no matter what, it’s like, I’ve got to spend all this time fighting off my own insecurities, my own anxiety, to be able to put on that bikini and walk into these scenes,” she shared.
On the flip side, Larter’s favorite “Landman” scenes are with her co-star Billy Bob Thornton, who plays Angela’s ex-husband, Tommy.
“My favorite is when I get to have a real, honest quiet exchange between Tommy and Angela,” she told People. “I just love that. And I love the old folks!”
Larter previously revealed how she stays in shape for her role in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ series.
“I’ll tell you what. I work really hard, OK? I’m not pretending that I don’t,” she said to People last year. “I’m up at 4:30 [a.m.] on Mondays. I go for a run. It’s only 30 minutes. I try to eat very clean, but I eat. I’m one of those protein mommies. I eat so much protein all day long. It works for me.”
“In the end, anytime you have to put on a bathing suit and walk in front of anybody, it’s really difficult,” Larter explained. “When I look around, the sexiest women I know are the women that own it. So, part of getting there with Angela is owning it.”
While Larter’s “Landman” character has gotten criticism for being overly sexual, Larter has defended Sheridan’s vision for Angela.
“He loves to write characters that make people respond, that initiate a reaction, a feeling,” the actress said in November, calling the “Yellowstone” creator “a provocateur.”
“And I think that what’s incredible about our show, and a lot of the shows that Taylor makes,” Larter added, “is that they’re all wildly original and authentic to themselves.”
