Kristen Bell Tried To Secretly Pump Breastmilk While Shooting “Bad Moms” And Things Got Awkward

“When you gotta do it, you gotta do it.”

Kristen Bell was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, along with her Bad Moms co-stars Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn. And when the topic turned to motherhood, KBell had a story to TELL.

Kristen Bell was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, along with her Bad Moms co-stars Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn. And when the topic turned to motherhood, KBell had a story to TELL.

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Bell had recently given birth when Bad Moms started production, so she had to Skype into the first few rehearsals. She thought she could do a little breast pumping on the call without anyone noticing, but… well, just watch the clip:

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“I still had a little one, and I needed to pump,” Bell told Ellen. “When you gotta do it, you gotta do it.”

"I still had a little one, and I needed to pump," Bell told Ellen. "When you gotta do it, you gotta do it."

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But Bell had no idea she was being projected on a gigantic TV for the entire production team to see.

But Bell had no idea she was being projected on a gigantic TV for the entire production team to see.

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“I didn’t realize I was on a 200-inch screen, on speakers in a conference room. I thought it was someone’s computer.”

"I didn't realize I was on a 200-inch screen, on speakers in a conference room. I thought it was someone's computer."

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So Bell started to pump…and the noise of her machine was immediately blasted through speakers to everyone on set.

So Bell started to pump...and the noise of her machine was immediately blasted through speakers to everyone on set.

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“I see [Kathryn and Mila] looking at me, like…” Bell said, making a very ~shocked~ face.

"I see [Kathryn and Mila] looking at me, like..." Bell said, making a very ~shocked~ face.

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“There’s no mistaking that sound,” Hahn chimed in.

"There's no mistaking that sound," Hahn chimed in.

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But, according to Bell, the dudes on set had no idea what the pumping noise was, and thought it was a technical issue with Skype.

But, according to Bell, the dudes on set had no idea what the pumping noise was, and thought it was a technical issue with Skype.

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“Mila and Kathryn were like, ‘It’s fine! She’s fine! Let’s just keep rehearsing!’ They were covering for me.”

"Mila and Kathryn were like, 'It's fine! She's fine! Let's just keep rehearsing!' They were covering for me."

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