NCIS' Cote de Pablo opens up on how Michael Weatherly 'protected' her during intimate scene

NCIS stars Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly are gearing up to reunite for the spin-off series, NCIS: Tiva, which is expected to premiere connected Paramount+ adjacent year

NCIS' ain Cote de Pablo recalled a infinitesimal during filming erstwhile her co-star Michael Weatherly "protected" her successful an intimate script connected set.

Diehard viewers of CBS's transgression play bid developed a fondness for the dynamic betwixt Ziva David (portrayed by Cote de Pablo) and Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), some connected the tiny surface and beyond.

Anticipation is mounting for fans anxious to witnesser the onscreen pair's chemistry successful the much-anticipated NCIS spin-off, NCIS: Tiva, expected to premiere adjacent year.

As they cogwheel up for their much-anticipated reunion connected Paramount+'s upcoming series, de Pablo and Weatherly kicked disconnected their podcast travel with 'Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch', wherever they reminisce implicit their NCIS days.

Throughout the podcast episodes, they stock behind-the-scenes insights, arsenic de Pablo delves into a representation from the show's 3rd season.

In 1 cardinal series from the eighth occurrence "Under Covers", Ziva and Tony feign marriage, culminating successful a staged buss and simulated intimacy - each portion of a ruse to deceive their suspects.

De Pablo sheds airy connected the tenderness exhibited by Weatherly earlier filming this peculiarly charged scene, arsenic she recounted connected the podcast, explaining however attentive helium was towards her comfort, "Well, I conscionable retrieve this peculiar infinitesimal showing up the set, and past you were truthful disquieted astir however you smelled", portion addressing Weatherly directly.

"I retrieve this due to the fact that I retrieve it was precise cute. I retrieve thinking: 'Oh my God, helium truly cares'.

"And you're like: 'Oh, is this OK? Is this deodorant OK?

"And I was like: 'Oh my God! ' I benignant of loved you due to the fact that we're going to beryllium having these precise intimate [scenes]... and I'm saying it similar you were precise considerate and you were like: 'Did you similar this deodorant?'

"You were precise sincere astir this peculiar exploration of intimacy betwixt these 2 characters... And I retrieve thinking: 'Michael, you ever odor great, that's not a problem.'"

De Pablo past added that her co-star besides made definite she looked bully connected camera during the intimate scene.

She went on: "You did thing that was truthful kind, which is you grabbed my hairsbreadth and you were holding onto my head, and you lifted maine ever truthful somewhat truthful I was successful a bully space truthful that I looked good.

"I retrieve thinking: 'What is helium doing? ' Because I wasn't utilized to that.

"I was utilized to doing worldly connected successful the theatre oregon immoderate wherever you're not truly reasoning astir those things.

"Like weight, the space and is going to beryllium flattering and americium I going to spot a treble chin oregon whatever?

"And you were conscionable precise overmuch alert of that, and without maine knowing, you were protecting me. You were making definite that I was looking good."

NCIS play 22 premieres connected Monday, October 14, connected CBS.