The passionate romance between Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly’s characters on NCIS has always been a fan favorite of the long-running procedural series, and has remained so even after Ziva and Tony left the team led by Gibbs (Mark Harmon). So, the return of the duo in their own spinoff series NCIS: Tony & Ziva has fans totally excited.
On the other hand, the “Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch” podcast hosted by Witherly and De Pablo lives up to expectations, with the cast catching up with former colleagues and sharing all sorts of anecdotes about the series, behind-the-scenes and various spin-offs. .
in one of the episodes Cote de Pablo confided in her partner how nervous she was before performing her first love scene on the show, so she shared Michael Weatherly.
As fans of the series remember, Cote de Pablo joined the main cast NCIS As Ziva David in Season 3 and, from the first scene, there was a strong attraction between her character and Weatherly’s character, Tony DiNozzo. Affectionately nicknamed “Tiva” by fans, they fell in love with each other over time and began a romantic relationship.
A fake mission, but a real focus
However, before this could happen, the agent couple had to fake a relationship for a secret mission: in the eighth episode of season 3, the heroes had to kiss and fake intimate relations Cote de Pablo very nervous But the actor remembers this moment fondly thanks to the delicacy with which his partner and friend treated him.
“Well, I just remember this particular moment when you got to the set and then you were so nervous about how you would feel. I remember it because it was very cute. I remember thinking, “Oh my God, he really cares.” And you said, oh, are you okay? Is this deodorant good?’. And I said, “Oh my God!” I loved you because we were going to do these very intimate scenes… and you were very thoughtful and I said, “Did you like this deodorant?” You were very honest about the intimacy of these two characters… and I remember thinking, “Michael, you still smell good, that’s not the problem.”“
He added:You did something very nice, which was to hold my hair and hold my head and lift me very slightly so that I was at a good angle so that I looked good. I remember thinking, “What is he doing?” Because I wasn’t used to it. I’ve been doing things in theater or something where you don’t really think about those things. Like the weight, the angle and it’s going to be flattering and am I going to see a double chin or something? And you knew it well, and without me, you protected me. You made sure I looked good.“
For many endless seasons, fans of Tony and Ziva have had to wait for the two agents to give in to their feelings, and a reunion is already guaranteed for 2025, and in the best way: Paramount+ announced last February that it has ordered a new series that will follow the adventures of Ziva and Tony DiNozzo, who will see On the run after Tony’s security company is attacked by unknown assailants.
Therefore, the flagship duo will soon be seen in the much-anticipated spin-off, which will launch next year on Paramount+.
Season 22 of NCIS, meanwhile, begins this Monday, October 14th on CBS. In the meantime, watch the first 18 seasons of the show on Prime Video. The series also airs on 6Ter and W9.
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