Before shooting began for Season 2 of "P-Valley," actress Gail Bean had a lot of work to do to become Roulette, an expert-level pole dancer. "I started training about four months prior to shooting," she told The List. "Before booking the role, I had no pole experience."
The multi-talented actress acknowledged that besides the challenging moves, she also had to channel her character's emotions, and the role certainly challenged her in a way previous roles haven't. "It's definitely different, dancing and acting, especially dancing in front of people," she said.
Bean eventually gained her footing, saying, "After a while, you get over it." But the physical challenge was still a major factor of shoot days. "It's still that tactic of being a safety issue. That never goes away, but I guess that's with anything dealing with athletes."
Thankfully, Gail Bean had plenty of support on set from both the cast and crew, as well as a few stunt doubles who helped her keep the magic going on stage during extra long shoot days. Finding the right embodiment to advance each episode's story was especially difficult considering the skill level required to shoot "P-Valley."
