{"id":4636,"date":"2026-06-04T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/malin-akerman-praises-her-sexually-powerful-character-on-the-hunting-wives\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:37:02","slug":"malin-akerman-praises-her-sexually-powerful-character-on-the-hunting-wives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/malin-akerman-praises-her-sexually-powerful-character-on-the-hunting-wives\/","title":{"rendered":"Malin Akerman praises her &#8216;sexually powerful&#8217; character on &#8216;The Hunting Wives&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129713069.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Malin Akerman loves her \u201cThe Hunting Wives\u201d character, Margo Banks.<\/p>\n<p>Akerman, 48, added that she\u2019s \u201cliving vicariously\u201d through Banks and \u201cenjoying every single moment to yield that power,\u201d but noted that \u201cshe\u2019s not a great role model!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Malin Akerman exclusively spoke with Page Six about her \u201cfun\u201d and \u201cunapologetic\u201d character on \u201cThe Hunting Wives.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress plays Margo Banks in the Netflix series, which debuted in 2025 and has been picked up for another season. <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The hit Netflix series debuted in 2025 and follows the story of Banks (Akerman), a sexy housewife and the queen bee of an elite and affluent socialite group of wives. She ends up taking a romantic interest in the newcomer of the group, Sophie O\u2019Neil, played by Brittany Snow.<\/p>\n<p>The series \u2014 which features plenty of risqu\u00e9 moments, including some threesomes \u2014 will be back for a second season.<\/p>\n<p>Akerman laughed out loud when we asked her if she feels like \u201chot s\u2013t\u201d when she plays the sexually provocative character.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Akerman (pictured here with co-star Brittany Snow) joked that she feels like \u201chot s\u2013t\u201d when she gets in character. <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Snow (seen above on set) plays Banks\u2019 hot new love interest in the hit Netflix series. <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I get the wig on, and I get into character, and the accent,\u201d she replied. \u201cYeah, it feels like hot s\u2013t! It\u2019s Margo f\u2013king Banks! She\u2019s all about it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s brought so much joy to people already,\u201d he gushed. \u201cSo fun to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Dermot Mulroney (seen above in a scene from \u201cThe Hunting Wives\u201d) plays Akerman\u2019s onscreen husband in the show. <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>There is no release date yet for the second season. <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think maybe we haven\u2019t had, like, campy sizzle for a little while,\u201d he noted. \u201cThe show just really caught people right in the funny bone, and you know, whatever other bones you want to mention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSweden often gets mistaken for Switzerland,\u201d she explained, adding that when she arrived stateside, people often asked her about the fictitious Swedish Bikini Team, a group of models who appeared in an advertising campaign for Old Milwaukee beer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Akerman previously starred in the 2008 movie \u201c27 Dresses\u201d alongside Katherine Heigl (both pictured above).<br \/>\n <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She spoke to Page Six at the Gotham Awards on June 1. <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Swedish Bikini Team? There is no Swedish Bikini Team!\u201d she exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u201cBillions\u201d alum said she does enjoy one American take on a famous recipe from her country: IKEA\u2019s Swedish meatballs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son is obsessed with IKEA meatballs. We get them every time we go to IKEA,\u201d she said. \u201c[But] I prefer my homemade ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/04\/entertainment\/malin-akerman-praises-her-sexually-powerful-character-on-the-hunting-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malin Akerman loves her \u201cThe Hunting Wives\u201d character, Margo Banks. 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