Famous actress Jenna Fischer revealed that she broke her shoulder while filming the movie “Mean Girls” and had to complete the role in pain.
“It was the wildest experience,” she said people. “I filmed ‘Mean Girls’ for one day and then I didn’t have to film for a month. That month I went on a ski trip and fell on the sidewalk and broke my shoulder.”
Rather than delay filming, she turned it on and found ways to adapt her role to make it work. “So we had to shoot the rest of the movie with her just broken shoulder,” she said. The star went on to explain how difficult it was and how long it took her to recover.
Actress Jenna Fischer attends the Damiani Diamonds & Hollywood Reporter Power 100 Women in Entertainment on December 3, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
She said the cast and crew were very sympathetic to the fact that she was struggling to work while in pain and did everything they could to deal with her injury. said. The famous actress couldn’t really move her right arm, which she admitted made an already stressful situation even more complicated, according to People magazine. .
Actress Jenna Fischer poses for a photo at Build Studio on March 23, 2018 in New York City.Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Jenna Fischer attends the ‘Geezer’ Premiere – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival held at Spring Studios on April 23, 2016 in New York City. Tribeca Film Festival Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
“If you notice in the opening shot of the movie, I’m out in the middle of a field and the caddy is singing and I’m carrying a crossbody bag. And I’m carrying a crossbody bag,” she explained. “The reason I’m doing that is because I had to take the sling off. It was a saving grace for me.”
Fisher talked about how he had to overcompensate for his good shoulder during filming.
Actress Jenna Fischer attends the premiere of “The Lonely Man” at Cinema 2 on May 11, 2010 in New York City.Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
“You’ll notice in the movie that I gesture exclusively with my left arm,” she told People. “So a big part of my role on ‘Mean Girls’ was to pretend I didn’t break my shoulder.”
Jenna Fischer attends the 2017 ABC Upfront on May 16, 2017 in New York City.Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
It’s been a year since Fisher broke his shoulder, and he’s only just started raising his arm above his head.
“I’m still going to physical therapy for that. I’m still in rehab,” she said. (Related: Video shows reality star suffering excruciating pain in alleged knife and acid attack)
“As anyone with a shoulder injury will tell you, this is a complex injury.”
