The Instagram influencer in 'Borat 2' admits she was uncomfortable while filming movie (2024)

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The Instagram influencer in 'Borat 2' admits she was uncomfortable while filming movie (1)

  • Macy Chanel is the "Instagram influencer" featured in "Borat 2."
  • In the mockumentary, Chanel is hired to help Tutar — the daughter of Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) — become a "sugar baby," a term used for a younger woman who entices wealthy older men.
  • Chanel, who told Insider what it was like filming a movie, said she figured out it was a comedy early on, and is "saddened by [the film's] lack of authenticity."
  • The model and actress admitted to Insider that she felt uncomfortable during some parts of filming, especially when the bottle bit happened. She recalled thinking, "Wow, what did I sign up for?"
  • "I'm a Sacha Baron Cohen film fan and he is a very gifted manipulator," she added.
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Macy Chanel said after looking back on her participation in "Borat 2," she knew she was just playing a part and that the film's creator, Sacha Baron Cohen, is a "gifted manipulator."

Chanel shows up in the first 20 minutes of "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," the new mockumentary from Cohen in which he portrays the fictionalKazakh journalist, who wants to offer his daughter to Vice President Mike Pence as a gift from his native country.

In the film, Chanel is an "Instagram Influencer," who Borat (Cohen) has hired to help his daughter, Tutar (Maria Bakalova), learn how to become a "sugar baby" or a younger woman looking to entice wealthy older men.

The sequence, which appears to take place at Chanel's home, involves the social media maven telling Tutar that the best way to be a sugar baby is to be "kind of weak." This leads to Tutar showing that she is actually strong because she can open a beer bottle with her "small hole." She then proceeds to place a bottle under her skirt and open the cap with her behind.

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"OK. This is what you're not supposed to do," Chanel responds, telling her that the best thing for her to do is have a complete makeover.

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Chanel told Insider in a statement that she was brought onto the movie after receiving a "very well-crafted email," asking if she could help a "foreigner learn the ropes of dating in the US."

She agreed and was flown to Dallas to shoot her scene in a studio, not a house as moviegoers were led to believe.

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"They had me sign the longest contract I have ever seen," Chanel said of when she got to the set. "I lacked the resources to review it, but felt that I was dealing with a very professional organization."

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Chanel said she realized quickly that it was a comedy and not a real-life scenario. The model and actress said that Cohen was not on set that day and that Bakalova didn't break from her Tutar character until filming wrapped.

"I knew my role so I stayed in character throughout the entire session," Chanel said before adding of her scene partner,"She was very sweet and gave me a huge goodbye."

But Chanel admitted that she felt uncomfortable during some parts of filming, especially when the bottle bit happened. She recalled going back to her hotel room that night thinking, "Wow, what did I sign up for?"

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"I'm a Sacha Baron Cohen film fan and he is a very gifted manipulator," Chanel said. "I played the part I was hired to portray, but [was] saddened by the [film's] lack of authenticity. I now know the 'reality' his movies depict."

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The actress said she believed filmmakers reached out to her for the role in "Borat 2" because of her previous work with an online dating site created for older men.

"I assume that they cast me in the role of a 'sugar baby' due to my paid appearance in the advertisem*nt for Seeking Arrangement," Chanel said, referring to a video on the relationship site that caters to sugar daddies. On the site, she's featured for having a relationship with "Randy," who is 20 years older than her.

Chanel looks back on the experience as an acting opportunity, she said. And she's certainly not shy of promoting it. She's posted about the movie on her Instagram page, which has amassed a following of more than 88,000 people, and has a link on her page that goes straight to the movie, now streaming on Amazon.

"I have been cast in roles in Hollywood that are not exceptionally flattering and not reflective of who I am as a person in an attempt to promote my career," she added.

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"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" is available now on Amazon Prime Video.

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But Chanel admitted that she felt uncomfortable during some parts of filming, especially when the bottle bit happened. She recalled going back to her hotel room that night thinking, "Wow, what did I sign up for?" "I'm a Sacha Baron Cohen

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film fan and he is a very gifted manipulator," Chanel said.

Are they actually speaking Kazakh in Borat 2? ›

Language. Though he pretends to speak Kazakh, Borat really speaks in Hebrew mixed with some Polish and other Slavic language phrases, such as "jagshemash (jak się masz)" and "chenquieh (dziękuję)" (Polish "how are you" and "thank you"). As such, the film became popular in Israel.

Who is Borat's real wife? ›

Did Borat have real reactions? ›

The answer is nearly all of the movie was scripted.

How rich is Sacha Baron Cohen? ›

According to celebnetworth.com, Sacha Baron Cohen is said to be worth an estimated $160 million (£127 million). However, it isn't just his acting that has earned him a staggering fortune. He also works behind the scenes in films including Da Ali G Show, Borat, Bruno, The Dictator, The Brothers Grimsby, Who Is America?

Is Borat 2 inappropriate? ›

If you're mature enough to handle sexual content and swearing, I highly recommend this movie. This title has: Too much violence.

Who is the girl in Borat 2? ›

The actress, who plays the title character's daughter, Tutar, talks about body hair, her “nonbiological father” Sacha Baron Cohen, and that scene with Rudy Giuliani.

Why is Borat's daughter speaking Bulgarian? ›

Because the actress who plays her is Bulgarian. In the Borat movies, no one actually speaks Kazakh. Borat, when not speaking English, speaks Hebrew (which Sasha Baron-Cohen knows). The villagers speak Romanian (as the village itself is in Romania).

Does Borat's daughter speak Hebrew? ›

Borat speaks mostly Hebrew, but he has a couple of Polish expressions he likes to use. His daughter is played by a Bulgarian actress, who speaks Bulgarian.

What is Borat's ethnicity? ›

Nearly 20 years ago, he created the character of Borat Sagdiyev, a dimwitted, anti-Semitic, sexist TV journalist from Kazakhstan. The 2006 film Borat aimed to expose American bigotry, xenophobia and sexism as the title character's unwitting scene partners reveal their true beliefs.

What does Kazakhstan think of Borat? ›

After the release of the first film, Kazakh officials banned the film and railed against it. This time around, though, the government has taken a different approach. A campaign using Borat's signature line “very nice” has been adopted by tourism officials.

Is Borat banned in Kazakhstan? ›

Controversy surrounded the film prior to its release, and after the film's release, some participants spoke against, and even sued, its creators. It was denounced by the Kazakh government and was banned in almost all Arab countries.

Did people know they were in Borat? ›

Technically, Luenell and Pamela Anderson were the only people told that Borat was an act, but even in the film you can see people realise they're being pranked and just try to get rid of him as quickly and politely as they can.

Who is Borat married to in real life? ›

What race is Sacha Cohen? ›

Early life. Sacha Noam Baron Cohen was born into a Jewish family in the Hammersmith area of London on 13 October 1971. His mother, photographer Daniella (née Weiser), was born in British Mandatory Palestine in 1939.

Did Sacha Baron Cohen attend Harvard? ›

In fact, Baron Cohen, who is of Welsh and Israeli descent, studied history at Cambridge University.

Why do they speak Polish in Borat? ›

Borat speaks some Polish phrases, because Sasha Baron Cohen grew up in London alongside kids of Polish descent. In the movie - Borat in place of Kazakh speaks mostly Hebrew. His “producer” replies in Armenian.

Do they actually speak German in Bruno? ›

Character error. Although Brüno appears as a native Austrian, most of his german words are gibberish and pure nonsense. For instance in the very beginning of the movie he asks a designer to show "one Kugelsack".

What language do they speak in Kazakhstan? ›

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