IT'S A CELEBRATION: Kristen Bell
Image: Dax Shepard Instagram
AMERICAN actor Dax Shepard had the malste gedagte to celebrate his wife Kristen Bell’s Emmy nomination on Tuesday night, posting a picture on Instagram of her doing kaalgat yoga.
The 44-year-old Bell, who hit the big time in the TV series Veronica Mars, was nominated for her role in the Netflix series Nobody Wants This in the category Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Celebrating the feat, the 50-year-old Dax, who has starred in multiple films and TV series himself, captioned the image: “People might not know everything that happens behind the scenes in order to create an Emmy nominated performance like Kristen’s. This may or may not have been a part of her training, but it felt right. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!”
With over 137 000 likes in 10 hours, fellow actress Nina Dobrev commented: “Hahahaha yesssss go girl! suns out buns out for that Emmy!!!”
Nog ‘n superstar Gwyneth Paltrow added: “Oh my God, Dax.”
Instagram user ayetaybae added: “She's not naked people.... she CLEARLY has socks on! God forbid a girl have a hobby.”
HAPPY: Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell
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N1cknackz13 quipped: “If Dax don’t post in a few days we know she choked him for this.”
Alexandermccord said: You don’t see a full moon on a sunny day very often. congratulations superstar!”
While the paartjie was celebrating, the Carters, Beyonce and Jay-Z, will go head-to-head for an award after they were nominated in the same category.
Both of them were nominated in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category.
Beyonce was recognised for her NFL halftime show - Beyonce Bowl - and Jay-Z for Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+'s dark sci-fi office drama Severance lead the contenders for the Emmy Awards, television’s version of the Oscars, with a whopping 27 nominations.
The Penguin, HBO Max's Batman villain spinoff series, came in second with 24.
Two satires - HBO Max's skewering of the rich, The White Lotus and Apple's new Hollywood cringe fest, The Studio - tied for third with 23 nominations each.
In the comedy categories, behind The Studio were two past winners: Hacks at 14 and The Bear at 13.
The announcement from the Television Academy marks the official start of the race to the 77th Emmy Awards, set for September 14 in Los Angeles.