Will Ms. Beals pregnancy be written into the show like yours was?
Holloman: Jennifer really didn’t want to be pregnant on the show, and everybody has come to the conclusion that it would just be repetitive [coming right after mine]. But she’ll look glowing in her close-ups! TVG: You really struck a feminist blow by portraying a heavily pregnant woman as feeling strong sexual desires — and being very sexually appealing to others around her. Holloman: I was really pregnant, and I had gestational diabetes and was on insulin, which didn’t make me feel so sexy. But I wanted to be part of something that was such a celebration of pregnancy and a womanly body. I thought it was very progressive. And a lot of women have sexual desire in the last part of their pregnancy, which is sort of interesting. TVG: Kudos for your bravery. You were next to naked in love scenes and nude in the underwater labor scene. Holloman: And I [had] gained 30 pounds! As it was happening, I wasn’t thinking about whether it was courageous or anything. I’d like to look at my career when
