Kelly & Michael: Maura Tierney
Maura Tierney came by to talk to Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan about her new show The Affair, which looks really interesting. It’s about an affair and is told from each person’s perspective. Kelly’s watched the show and loved it. She called it really provocative. Tierney’s an Emmy nominated actress. She’s been on Broadway, TV, and movies and is known for her role in ER. She’d never done the high five thing before. People do still go up to her and call her Nurse Jackie, or they just go up to her and vaguely remember her.
Kelly & Michael: Maura Tierney Student Exchange
Maura Tierney talked to Kelly & Michael about how her role in ‘The Affair’ is like playing two different characters. (Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com)
Tierney’s first movie was a TV movie called Student Exchange. Kelly said it was just on cable. They, of course, even had a clip of it. Tierney was mortified. The costume was amazing. “I forgot I had to sing in it,” she said. “It’s why I’m not a singer.”
Kelly & Michael: Maura Tierney Kate Bush Concert
Tierney just got back from London where she saw Kate Bush. She’s a huge fan and it was the first time she performed in years. Bush didn’t know she was there. She was a “giant, huge, nerdy fan.” You can’t stand up and dance at British shows though. And security comes if you even touch your phone, but it was great.
Kelly & Michael: Maura Tierney Apartment Renovations
Tierney just renovated her apartment. She likes her contractor, but she can’t do anything right. She keeps buying things and hating them. She has a blue fireplace now. Kelly’s also renovating.
Kelly & Michael: The Affair Review
The clip of The Affair showed Tierney and the guy who’s having the affair picking out a dress. “This show has us talking at work like you can’t imagine,” Kelly said. Tierney plays a married woman and they’re spending their summer in the Hamptons. It follows two marriages. The marriage is happy and healthy, but he meets another women and he falls in love. Taking care of yourself could mean hurting someone else. You should be rooting for a new couple each week and it should be really thought-provoking.
Act one is his memory and act two is her memory. She’s a very different woman depending on whose perspective it is. It’s like playing two different characters.
On ER, Tierney consulted doctors and nurses, but they have a special consultant for The Affair. They have an infidelity consultant. “She cheats all the time,” Tierney joked. She actually wrote a book called Mating in Captivity. Tierney didn’t actually talk to her though. She talked to everybody else. Kelly assumed she was a man, but Michael thought she’d be a man. The Affair airs on Sundays on Showtime.
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