(Daily Mail Reporter) — Rashida Jones is fast becoming one the funniest women on American TV and, it seems, one of the sexiest too.
The Office star, who packed a comedy punch as Karen Filippelli in The Office and has already won a wealth of praise for her role as Ann Perkins in NBC’s Parks and Recreation, has posed for a seductive GQ magazine shoot.
The 35-year-old daughter of legendary music producer, Quincy Jones, is next up set to star as a lesbian lawyer opposite fellow screen beauty, Zooey Deschanel in the comedy, Our Idiot Brother. Talking to GQ about the moment she shares a girl-on-girl kiss with Zooey, Rashida said: ‘I feel like I’ve come a long way from my first job, when I had to get mouth-to-mouth resuscitation from Rip Torn.’
Our Idiot Brother, which also stars funny man, Paul Rudd, who sits awkwardly in the kissing scene that takes place at the dinner table one evening. Rashida also revealed how much she surprised herself by really enjoying her scenes in the movie.
Talking to Advocate magazine, she confessed: ‘I was like, “Oh, my God, girls are so pretty and soft. No stubble burn! What am I doing with guys?”‘ Rashida hosted the recent GLAAD Awards in Los Angeles last month. She shared the job with her Parks and Recreation co-star, Amy Poehler.
The comedy duo won huge amounts of praise for their performance as co-hosts on the night. Rashida drew in many laughs when she openly revealed on stage that she had a mad school girl crush on Latino singer, Ricky Martin. Taking to the microphone, Rashida playfully told Ricky that she missed him being straight and quipped: ‘Come back any time, boo.’
On hearing Ricky was gay, she playfully told Advocate: ‘I took it pretty personally. I felt betrayed.’ She then added: ‘No, I was actually really happy, because I know it’s incredibly difficult for a pop star to come out — especially as a Latino, a community where there can be a lot of homophobia. What he did was incredibly brave. But he’s a hottie, and I like thinking he still wants to have sex with me.’
On her lesbian experiences on set, she explained that she has not ruled further experiences out. She told Advocate: ‘I haven’t dipped back since, but I was very appreciative of the experience.’ But the one role she will avoid playing is the ditzy, bimbo type. She told GQ: ‘I’ll never be the person doing a cartwheel and landing with my skirt over my head. That’s just not who I am.’
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