Gorgeous Jennifer Esposito, who plays the party lush on the hit TV show "Samantha Who?," says she can relate to the character's wild ways, even though she doesn't mirror Andrea in real life.
"I have a blast playing her," Esposito told the Daily News. "She just says what's on her mind, and it's so fun to be just that completely uninhibited in life. She just lives every day like it's all a party."
She went more indepth about the character's motivations, and the reason another character wants to kill Andrea, in a recent interview with TVGuide.com:
TVGuide.com: The last time you spoke with us, you described Andrea as "really despicable." Do you still feel that way?
Jennifer Esposito: Despicable? No, I don't think she's despicable. Because of some of her behavior, people would think she's evil, yes. But when you look beyond that, you see she's really insecure. Anyone who acts that self-obsessed is coming from a place of pain. But that's not necessarily funny. What's funny is looking at these things she does to cover. She's outrageous, she says what's on her mind, and she's very, very out there. People love to hate her.
TVGuide.com: What new things will we learn about Andrea this season?
Esposito: We're going to learn more of what I just talked about, her insecurities. A little bit more of what makes her tick. Hopefully, we'll start seeing more of the underneath, to see why Samantha is even still friends with her.
TVGuide.com: Melissa McCarthy told me she's more than game for an all-out smackdown between Dena and Andrea. And you?
Esposito: Are you kidding, I would love it. The meaner I am to Dena, the more we like it. So to those people who don't want to see us be mean to each other, it's never going to happen. Melissa and I are dear friends, so it's a lot of fun.
TVGuide.com: In the season premiere, we got Christina Applegate dancing around Sam's apartment, naked. Is Andrea next?
Esposito: It's funny — I put on a jacket in one of the scenes yesterday and the producer was like, "Uh-uh. Take the jacket off. We pay too much money to not see all this!" He was totally joking, but who knows what they're going to do with Andrea!
Read the full TV Guide question and answer interview.
