Cybill Shepherd and daughter talk about being co-stars

Working side-by-side on the set of The L Word with her mom Cybill Shepherd has been an eye-opening experience for Clementine Ford, in more ways than one.  The 28-year-old says that although she and Cybil are close, she’s trying to avoid witnessing Cybill’s lesbian love scenes on the show.  Telling Entertainment Tonight that she sometimes watches with her eyes closed, Clementine says,

There are certain things you don’t want to see…I’ll look anywhere around but at the TV.

When Clementine had to shoot her own scene, however, it was Cybill’s turn to squirm.  In the shot, Cybill — who plays Clementine’s mom on the show — walks in on her daughter.  When asked by Entertainment Tonight how it went, Cybill joked, "Well, I’m very near-sighted," leading Clementine to quip, "Thank you, Jesus!"  Added Clementine,

I was a mess.  I had the shakes.  I was a wreck!

Cybill, 57, also has 20-year-old twins Zach and Ariel from a previous marriage.  Working with Cybill is not unlike any other co-star, except for a few mom-reminders here and there, Clementine says.

It’s not so strange except that between takes she’ll come over and [and whisper] ‘Did you call your sister?’  ‘Call your brother, he got some very big award.’

Source:  Entertainment Tonight

Comments

I would like to think their feelings about watching one another are because they’re love/sex scenes, not only because they are lesbian love scenes, as was so carefully and repeatedly pointed out in the text here and by the narrator of the ET interview. I know Clementine was the biggest supporter of Cybill taking the role on the show last season. I don’t know any parent or child who would be comfortable watching the other do sex scenes, and I’m not sure why ET chose to sensationalize it in that way…though it’s typical for them.

- melody on January 4th, 2008