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    2006 (June) People Magazine
    12-Dec-10, 8:34 PM
    People Magazine – February 2006
     
    Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker, stars of the romantic comedy Something New, dish about interracial romance, fiery on-set chemistry and baring it all for the camera.

    He's a married Aussie with three kids. She's a Yale educated single girl from New York. But in Something New, Sanaa Lathan, 34, who plays an uptight businesswoman, can't help falling for Simon Baker, 36, her laid-back landscape architect, despite issues of race and class. People's Alexis Chiu chatted with the pair about how they bonded-onscreen and off.

    Sanaa, we hear Simon wore more makeup than you during filming. Lathan: He has pale skin and I have dark skin, so they had to balance us out a bit (for lighting reasons.) All of the girls in the make-up trailer got see Simon naked. They totally did his whole body in tanning cream.

    Baker: I looked like a Greek fisherman, didn't I?

    Lathan: The makeup gave him that sunny glow.

    What else went on in that make-up trailer?

    Lathan: It was really Simon and 10 black women. He was privy to private black girl stuff. Secrets…

    Baker: I was a fly on the wall. I vowed never to tell.

    Was he popular on-set?

    Lathan: All my girlfriends had crushes on him.

    Baker: You were a little protective of me. All the other girls would be like, 'Heeey!' and she would look at me like…(burrows his brow).

    Lathan: I was like, "Stay away from my man." That was just me being in character.

    You had to strip down again for a love scene, Simon.

    Lathan: Even thought it's PG-13, we did a scene where we saw his butt. No one will ever see it, but we did!

    Any valentine's Day plans?

    Lathan: He tried to set me up.

    Baker: I sort of tried. It didn't work. Within five minutes, you were like, "it's not working"

    Have you dated interracially?

    Lathan: I don't discriminate.

    Baker: I've been married 12 years, and my memory only goes back five. I once dated an Asian girl; we sort of shacked up for a few days.

    He's Blushing!

    Lathan: Aww, he's such a guy. Most American movie stars are boy-men. Simon's a man. He has that edge but is able to be romantic and sweet.

    So, are you both romantics?

    Lathan: I am

    Baker: I'm hopeless.

    Lathan: We started rehearsals for the movie on Valentine's Day a year ago, and he brought me flowers.
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