DUBAI: Supermodel Gigi Hadid has added another credit to her growing resume, making a surprise acting appearance in Mindy Kaling’s new comedy series “Not Suitable for Work.”
The US-Dutch-Palestinian model appears in the third episode of the Hulu series, playing Catherine, the fiery girlfriend of investment banker Bill Gibson, portrayed by actor Jay Ellis. Her character storms into Bill’s office to confront him after he forgets their anniversary.
The cameo marks Hadid’s first scripted on-screen acting role in a TV series, although she previously collaborated with Kaling by providing narration for an episode of the hit Netflix series “Never Have I Ever.” According to Kaling, the cameo stemmed from Hadid’s humor.
Kaling told People magazine she was not sure if the runway model and mother-of-one would agree.
“That was a very different type of thing, but I knew she was funny. But I didn’t know if she wanted to do anything on screen,” Kaling said in a recent interview. “So, we just asked her, and the commitment was low, and she lives in New York, and we felt so lucky that she said yes.”
