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Paré 'can't believe’ Mad Men role

Jessica Paré - here with Mad Men co-star John Hamm
Jessica Paré - here with Mad Men co-star John Hamm

Jessica Paré has admitted that she’s still coming to terms with playing Megan Draper on cool US drama Mad Men.

The French Canadian actress - who joined the show during the fourth season - told Rolling Stone that she considers herself incredibly lucky to have landed the role.

"I drive past the Mad Men billboard every day and I can't believe I'm on that show," she said. "It's a really fun set, in large part because of Jon [Hamm], because he's so funny and generous as an actor and a person."

The 29-year-old also joked about her character’s taming of Hamm’s notorious womaniser, Don Draper: "When our characters got married, I don't know how shocked he was. But hopefully he wasn't too bummed out," she said.

"The big shock is not so much that they're married, but that they're happy. Megan doesn't see him as intimidating. She sees him as this sexy, warm, open guy. And he is! For now, anyway."

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