'Orange Is The New Black' Is BACK! They Tell Embarrassing Stories & More!

Jackie Cruz, who plays spicy Latina "Flaca" in the hit series gave a little preview of what to expect in the upcoming season. She expressed “it's very sexy — very heartfelt. You get to dive into people and really get to know them.”

The cast seemed very excited about this new season, and Kate Mulgrew, who plays fiery Russian chef "Red", shared a little bit about how the enchanting Jenji Kohan captivates her every day on set. “I never cease to learn from the magic of a great genius like Jenji Kohan. I open the script and I go 'Oh my God, this is where she’s going to take me.'”

A lot of learning takes place on this set, and Jessica Pimental explains her learning process of how to accurately portray her character, Maria, who is a mother with a newborn baby on the outside. “I really had to go into that feeling of how I would deal with, react with, live with if I was away from my child," she says.

Uzo Aduba shared a challenge about OITNB, as she described her difficulty with putting her character, "Crazy Eyes", away after shooting. “There’s a lot of opening that’s required to get her in, and I have to go into the world after we’re done shooting.” 

Samira Wily, who plays character "Poussey," spoke about a challenge in her personal life, since she is dating an OITNB writer, Lauren Morelli. “The worst part is that they write the show in L.A. and we shoot the show in New York, but the best thing is that we get to work on the same show!” she explains.

Laverne Cox lightened the mood by talking about her favorite hairstyles to do as Sophia, the hairdresser of Litchfield Penitentiary. “I love a good ponytail, a messy ponytail. I love a good layered blowout, too” she said. 

Adrienne Moore, who plays fiesty "Black Cindy" spills an embarrassing, on-set story.  “It was my camera-angle scene, but I had been on set all day helping my other cast mates, and when the cameras were finally on me I had to go to the bathroom,” she says. “I held up production, and it was like the number after 1, so that was going to take some time.” 

To keep the embarrassing stories going, Dascha Polanco, who plays pregnant inmate Dayanara or "Daya" for short, talks wardrobe malfunctions on the red carpet: “I was wearing this dress one time and it had an inner spanx, and the inner spanx was all rolled up!”

Taylor Schilling described how the real life Piper, who was also heading down the orange carpet last night, helped create the Piper Chapman that the viewers see on OITNB. “She gave me a lot of tactile understanding about what prison was like. Like how loud prison it is because there are no soft surfaces, and how monochromatic the palette is, visually” she expressed.  Tune in to Netflix NOW to start binge-watching these ladies of Season 3!