Alexis Bledel just earned a fourth Emmy nomination for her turn as Emily Malek on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which scooped up a total of 21 Emmy citations for its fourth season this year. Bledel competes in the Best Drama Guest Actress category, in which she took home her first victory, for “Handmaid’s’” debut installment in 2017. “To be singled out by the Television Academy means a lot because I’ve spent many years working in television,” the actor, who is also known for her starring role as Rory Gilmore on “Gilmore Girls,” says in response to her fourth career nom. In our exclusive video interview (watch above), Bledel elaborates on Emily’s newfound occupation in Canada, on Emily’s friendship with Moira (Samira Wiley), and on the two events that dramatically trigger Emily in season 4.
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During an appearance on the Watch What Happens Live after show on May 22, host Andy Cohen asked everyone’s ultimate burning question to Alexis Bledel during a game of Rory Spill More (cleverly named after her character of Rory in the show.) And just who did the 39-year-old actress—who appeared on the late night show alongside her The Handmaid’s Tale co-stars Samara Wiley, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, and Madeline Brewer—choose as the ultimate match for her character?
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“Jeagan,” the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star answered, making up a nickname for all three characters on the spot. “I can’t single somebody out.”