In the twelfth season of American Horror Story, titled Delicate, Emma plays an actress named Anna. Opposite her, Kim stars as her publicist, Siobhan.
AHS creator Ryan Murphy previously said that the part of Siobhan was made specifically for Kim. And in a new appearance on the Table For Two podcast, Emma praised Ryan’s “genius” decision to cast the reality TV icon as a celebrity publicist on the show.
“He called me one day, and he’s like, ‘Kim Kardashian, playing your publicist,’… and I was like, This is why you’re you, that is genius,” Emma recalled of her conversation with Ryan, whom she’s worked with for over a decade since her first appearance in AHS: Coven back in 2014.
Because Kim isn’t widely known for her acting skills, there was some apprehension around the news of her casting. However, when Part 1 of Delicate aired in September last year, Kim quickly proved her doubters wrong by being hailed as “one of the best parts” about the FX show.
Emma said Kim’s success in the role was no surprise, calling the Skims founder “one of the most prepared actors [she’s] worked with.”
“I mean, I’ve come to work sometimes and people — that I won’t name, but you know who they are— they don’t know their lines at all, which, whatever, it’s fine, we all have those days. But she knew every single line,” she said on the podcast.
Emma also said that Kim was surprisingly low-key on set despite being one of the most famous people on the planet.
Notably, working with Kim was somewhat of a full-circle moment for Emma, who recalled shopping in the Kardashians’ now-defunct clothing store, DASH.