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Behind the Scenes with "Awkward" Cast

Behind the Scenes with "Awkward" Cast

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Join us on the set of MTV's smash-hit show "Awkward" where we catch up with cast members Nikki Deloach, Jillian Rose Reed, Brett Davern, Greer Grammer, and Jessica Lu to find out some of their own most awkward teen moments! We also get a (brief) tour of the set before the actors are called back to shoot.... awkward indeed! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to the Jaccard set tour.

Nikita Lage

Ah, the happy couple. I feel like a third wheel.

Brett Davern

Oh, that's okay.

Young Hollywood

Oh. Hey, guys, Nikki Novak here for Young Hollywood, where we are on the set of MTV's Awkward. What Collon needed was a subtle hint. Or a strong suggestion. Oh, I'm here with Nikita Lage. Great to see you.

Nikita Lage

We look like T-squares. This is so exciting. Nikki and Nikki. We could do a show.

Young Hollywood

I smell a show. So, you're one half of Jacara. And the girl half.

Nikita Lage

You're the girl half. Yeah, yeah, yeah. In case anyone was confused. In case I'm the female half.

Young Hollywood

I'm here with Brett Davern. Looking daft. Sorry. You caught me in the middle of why are you always following Jillian around?

Brett Davern

My hair. I'm following Jillian around? Did she say that?

Young Hollywood

Don't tell him I told you, but yeah, he totally does.

Brett Davern

No, no, no, no, no. Jillian follows me around.

Young Hollywood

Oh, she follows you around. Oh, so we have it backward.

Brett Davern

Yes, yes.

Young Hollywood

Do you have any little teasers for the rest of the season for us?

Nikita Lage

Just so much. There's just so much drama that happens, I can't even.

Young Hollywood

She knows something.

Nikita Lage

I know something, but I can't say it.

Young Hollywood

What was your most awkward teen moment?

Nikita Lage

Starting when I was 10 years old, I was a child model, and I was shooting with a boy that I had a crush on. At this point, I think I wasn't 10 anymore. I think I was like 14, but I was still modeling size 10 cuz I was so small. But like puberty was starting to happen. So they had to like push down this area.

Young Hollywood

They had to tape you?

Nikita Lage

They taped me, and then like wrapped me around in a garbage bag. And I was like, this is so embarrassing. Like as a blossoming 14-year-old.

Young Hollywood

You want to show it off when you're 14.

Nikita Lage

Yeah. You got to do the child model pose. It's like the Yeah, like. Or a good one was I had a lot of um, like

Young Hollywood

So, I have a game for you. Okay, which is more awkward, waving to somebody and realizing they're waving to the person behind you, or making an introduction when you absolutely should know the person's name but you have no clue. Oh.

Brett Davern

Ooh. It's totally the introduction, because if you wave to someone and it's just that can be weird, but it's also funny, and then they never see you again. But introducing yourself to someone who you've met like a billion times, There's no recovering.

Nikita Lage

Go back and forth. I the second one. Because that's more personal.

Brett Davern

For me, it would be the waving one.

Young Hollywood

Okay. The first person that says that today, by the way.

Brett Davern

No, here's the thing. I get myself into the other situation all the time, so it's become not awkward for me anymore. And if you are going to be friends with me, like if we are going to hang, then you need to know that I don't know anyone's name.

Young Hollywood

What's my name? You have no clue.

Brett Davern

Yes, I do.

Young Hollywood

You do?

Brett Davern

Sandra.

Young Hollywood

Fail. Epic fail. We should reenact. This is what goes on in my brain when I meet someone, right? Okay.

Brett Davern

Hey, Brett.

Nikita Lage

Hey, Nikki. She's really pretty. That's all that goes on in my head.

Brett Davern

That's a charming way of getting out of that situation. You know what I mean?

Young Hollywood

All right, you're forgiven for that one. On a first date, not going well, you pull away from the restaurant, you accidentally rear end the person. Or on a first date, not going well, they go in to kiss you, and you have to deflect the kiss.

Nikita Lage

I've done that before. I need to say it's pretty uncomfortable.

Brett Davern

I would just kiss them.

Young Hollywood

Ooh, blocking the kiss.

Nikita Lage

Rear end. If I rear end someone, I'd be like, oh my God, and then think of like, cut to all of the, you know, racist Asian women driver jokes. Like, I'm just like

Young Hollywood

You're just going to kiss them.

Brett Davern

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Really? You're that you're that nice a guy.

Nikita Lage

Sure. There was one guy once where he like walked me to my door. And he comes up, I was like, no, no, that's okay, cuz I knew that's where it was going. I was like, you know what? I'm like I gave him a hug in the car, you know, and I'm like going back up. I'm opening the door. And then I was like, okay, well, bye. You know, and like he And he's like he comes closer to me and like I turn my head and he's like the cheek. I would have called him up. I don't want to embarrass him cuz there was a guy watching us. And I go, oh, for the love of and I see him coming at me in slow motion. And he he's like, and I'm like I pat him on the back. I pat him on the back and I go, So this has been great.

Young Hollywood

Going to hang up on a call with your boss and accidentally saying, bye, love you. Or going to text your boss a happy face and accidentally texting him or her a heart.

Brett Davern

See, I already hang up every phone call with I love you. I think the bye, love you is a little bit worse.

Nikita Lage

Um, I would say, bye, I love you is more awkward because once you hang up the phone, it's dead. There's nothing you can do. And then you have to call back or something. You'd be like, or just wait till the next time you see them and then be like, by the way, I don't love you. I didn't mean to say I love you. And then chances are he forgot about it already. Or they've been thinking about and they're like, I just want to tell you, I love you. I love you too.

Young Hollywood

I feel like nothing makes you feel embarrassed. I feel like you embrace all awkward situations in life. It's really, yeah, my friends get really embarrassed with me. They don't invite me out anymore to go dance cuz I weave through the crowd and like like walk like a penguin and everyone's trying to be sexy and get down.

Nikita Lage

How do you walk like a penguin? Like just like just waddle. I just like

Jillian Rose Reed

But like Welcome to Palos Hills High School. This is a hallway. That we walk down very often. And you do the slow walk. We do the slow walk. Which looks fast on camera, I bet. And our slow walk leads us to We're on the move. Sneak peek inside Valerie's office where the quirky guidance counselor Val gives Jenna all her great advice.

Nikita Lage

She sure does, Jillian. She sure does.

Jillian Rose Reed

A couple of interesting things around Val's office. She's very into owls. Owls and cacti and um lollipops that Funny story about these lollipops, they did have something in them, and then they all disintegrated. So if you see these on the show

Young Hollywood

That's it for the set tour. Thank you for that extensive set tour.

Jillian Rose Reed

You are so, so welcome.

Nikita Lage

The TV show. More owl. We got it.

Jillian Rose Reed

More owls. We got to go.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Nikki DeLoach

    Cast member of Awkward, interviewed

  • Jillian Rose Reed

    Cast member of Awkward, mentioned by Brett Davern

  • Brett Davern

    Cast member of Awkward, interviewed

  • Greer Grammer

    Cast member of Awkward, listed as present

  • Jessica Lu

    Cast member of Awkward, listed as present

  • Nikki Novak

    Host for Young Hollywood

  • Jenna

    Character from Awkward, mentioned in relation to Valerie's office

  • Valerie

    Character from Awkward, her office is shown

FAQ

What show's set is featured in the video?+
The video takes viewers behind the scenes of MTV's hit show "Awkward."
Which cast members are interviewed?+
Nikki DeLoach and Brett Davern are interviewed, while Jillian Rose Reed, Greer Grammer, and Jessica Lu are also present on set.
What is Nikki DeLoach's most awkward teen moment?+
Nikki DeLoach's most awkward teen moment involved being a child model at 14 and having to be taped and wrapped in a garbage bag during a photoshoot due to puberty.
What are some notable items in Valerie's office on the "Awkward" set?+
Valerie's office is decorated with owls, cacti, and lollipops.

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