The Sopranos star James Gandolfini’s former co-star Sarah Shahi has shared a risky experience from her filming with the late actor, revealing they really couldn’t stop even after the cameras stopped rolling.
Reflecting on the scenes they filmed together nearly two decades ago for the hit HBO series, the 46-year-old actress admitted her intimate encounter with the screen legend was incredible [good].
Shahi admitted that the on-screen passion translated into a real physical connection on set, leading to the pair continuously [stay in character] through several takes long after the director had called “cut” on their scenes.
The unexpected attraction completely surprised the actress, especially considering the 18-year age difference between the co-stars at the time.
Shahi, who guest starred in the acclaimed 2007 season six episode Kennedy and Heidiplayed Sonja Aragon, a Las Vegas stripper, college student and the former mistress of Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli.
In the episode, her character meets Gandolfini’s iconic mob boss, Tony Soprano, and introduces him to hallucinogenic drugs.
The candid trip down memory lane offers a fascinating insight into the magnetic screen presence of Gandolfini, who tragically died aged 51 in 2013.
While The sopranos remains widely renowned for its gritty depiction of mob life, Shahi’s memoir proves that the show’s behind-the-scenes milieu held just as much raw, unscripted intensity.
