B&B Exclusive: Lisa Yamada On ‘Mentor’ Don Diamont, Luna And Bill’s Messy Dynamic
Lisa Yamada’s Luna Nozawa has been chillin’ at Bill Spencer’s luxurious pad since the start of the year, quite the cushy turn of events for the murderess. “What a slap on the wrist, right?” teases Yamada. “Like, ‘Oh, you killed two people and you get to be on house arrest in a big old mansion!’ I want to switch lives with Luna at this point [laughs]! I mean, I’m happy for Luna, but it is surprising!” She notes, “Anything can happen on the show and that’s kind of like the beauty of it.”
In Good Company
What Yamada most relishes about Luna’s new living arrangement is that she gets to spend so much time working opposite Bill’s portrayer, Don Diamont. Enthuses the actress, “Don is the most amazing scene partner to work with and there’s honestly kind of a ‘life imitating art’ [kind of situation]. Don has been such a mentor to me and the way that he’s guiding Luna through her troubles and helping her navigate what’s next for her has honestly been parallel to my relationship with Don. He gives me so much great advice and our relationship is amazing behind the scenes. I couldn’t have asked for a better scene partner. So it’s really nice to be able to pull from our actual, real-life relationship for our scenes.”
Bill and Luna’s relationship has had a lot of iterations over the course of Yamada’s time on the show, from Luna thinking Bill was her dad, to having romantic feelings for him and planting a kiss on him while he was dating her mother, and now, trusting him as a confidant and a mentor. “I definitely think that he is like a paternal figure to her,” Yamada offers. “I was thinking deeply about, ‘Why did Luna make a move on Bill?’ I really thought about it, and I think that she’s never had a strong male presence in her life. I think it was hard for her to navigate [the difference between] familial feelings and romantic feelings. Bill was the first man in her life, the first man that had been there for her in a way that a father should, and I think she was really confused. She can be manipulative and stuff, but I think she is actually embarrassed about making a move on Bill. And I think at this point, he’s a solid figure in her life, and he’s someone that she can lean on.”
Mi casa es su casa: Bill (Don Diamont) has welcomed Luna into his home.
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