Mindy Kaling and Stephen Colbert spoke about the incident when he accidentally found her not fully dressed while preparing for his show.
Kaling appeared on “The Late Show” on Wednesday to talk about the second season of his Netflix show “Never Have I Ever.” During the interview, Stephen Colbert apologized to Kaling for an awkward moment when he walked into her dressing room while she was still changing, the latter joking about feeling like royalty with the way her team protected her.
“No, it was completely my fault,” Colbert said, according to People, of the awkward incident. “I should have called and waited. But your team was great. They lunged in front of you like you were a murderer! I couldn’t have seen anything if I wanted to. ”
“They did it! I felt like Meghan Markle! They told me: ‘You will not pass!’ They were really, like you had bad intentions. He’s still Stephen Colbert, ”Kaling said with a laugh.
The host brought up the awkward behind-the-scenes incident to apologize to Kaling. The 42-year-old comedian simply laughed and even joked that she wished she had worn a sexier bra.
“Now, I would also like to apologize for the above,” said Colbert.
Kaling said he didn’t know the host would bring up the incident, so he went on and shared exactly what happened.
“So, I was changing backstage and I was in, like, a pair of pants and my bra,” she said.
Colbert explained that he normally knocks on the door and waits when he visits his guests. However, at that moment, he knocked and opened the door, so he saw Kaling half naked. But the star of “The Mindy Project” just joked. about the awkward incident.
“I’m not wearing anything, and I thought the whole time, ‘I wish I had worn a sexier bra. “Because it was like, you know, he works hard,” he said, making the audience laugh. “I was wearing like a gray, I have a 10 month old baby! It was like a gray bra, just sad, you know? … Whose fault is it? However? Is it the person who doesn’t lock the door? I should have closed the door, right? “
Colbert laughed and joked with Kaling, “That’s very considerate of you.” The host also warned his guests to “take into account my feelings when I enter without clothes. “
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