Ever wonder who Alex really is? And what caused the inspiration behind her explosive character?! Well, Laura Prepon gives us some insight on the real Alex and her role as Alex in the incredible series Orange Is The New Black! Hit the jump for more detail!
Laura Prepon best known as the foxy, red headed, girlfriend of Eric Forman on that 70’s show, gives viewers a new perception of herself, as Alex, in the AWESOME and I mean AWESOME series, Orange Is the New Black.
Her role involves being the subject of the main character Piper’s sexual experimentation throughout college, yet later you learn that this is in fact no experiment. The spontaneity of their relationship causes for Piper to end up incarcerated years later, where she finds herself in the presence of her lesbian lover Alex once again. The show uncovers their relationship, Piper’s current relationship and her overall experience of her time in jail!
Laura Prepon discussed her role as Alex , the inspiration behind the character the real Alex, as well as herself in an interview with Vulture:
“You didn’t get to meet Alex before or during season one. Is she still MIA?
She is MIA, girl. I do not know where she is. And it’s kind of like … we don’t talk about the real Alex — I don’t know. I did want to meet her, but they were like, “That’s not possible.” So I don’t know where the hell she is.
Were you given any reason why it wasn’t possible?
I wasn’t, actually. Honestly, even though we’re based on the real people, the thing about our show is they really let us do our vision of these women. I know that I look nothing like the real Alex, whereas Taylor, you can see the resemblance between her and the real Piper. But also with Taylor, Jenji was like, “We’re doing your version of Piper. Don’t worry about trying to be Piper Kerman.”
Where do you imagine her today? In the scene where Alex and Piper are talking about whether or not you could have a future together, Alex says something like, “I’m good at moving large amounts of heroin.” Is that what she’s doing?
Honestly, whatever she’s doing, she’s definitely in a position of power. Because Alex is a power-hungry girl. She’s all about survival; she loves that whole [drug] world because she was in control of it. Wherever she can be, she wants to be in a position of power — and that’s also her relationship with Piper. We always talked [on set] about how I’m the spider and Piper’s the fly. Like when we were doing the strip scene and I was on the bed and she was dancing for me, we talked a lot about that scene and the director was like, “Listen, you do not go to her — she always comes to you.” But then Alex falls in love with this girl, and Piper really does a number on her, and Alex doesn’t know how to deal with it.
Alex comes off as being more loyal, more genuine in her love for Piper. And there’s this question of whether Piper is just using Alex and everyone.
Absolutely, and that’s what’s so cool about this show; you think it’s one thing and then you realize that’s not what’s actually happening. Like Piper actually manages and maneuvers her way through this prison world by being a manipulative person. ”
& This is when I stop exposing for those who have not seen the show yet! I can not wait for Season 2!
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For the rest of the interview head to Vulture
