Alongside Bell, Adam Brody is back as her love interest Noah – and Brody's own real-life wife and Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is on the show now, too. Meester plays Abby, joining returning favourites Justine Lupe as Joanne's sister Morgan, Timothy Simons as Noah's brother Sasha, and Jackie Tohn as Sasha's wife Esther.

Commenters called the post "insensitive" and "tone deaf," pointing out that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Others attributed the caption to the couple's dark sense of humor. Afterwards, Bell skipped a scheduled appearance Wednesday on the Today show.

Bell has not addressed the backlash as she promotes season 2 of “Nobody Wants This,” which hit Netflix on Thursday. Brody’s real-life wife, Leighton Meester, joined the cast for the new season, playing the middle school nemesis of Bell’s character.

Amid Kristen Bell’s controversy over her Instagram post with her husband, Dax Shepherd, the “Nobody Wants This” star skipped a planned appearance on the “Today” show earlier in the week. But on Thursday night, she dropped by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” — where she didn’t address the backlash.

Kristen Bell has shared a hopeful update about Nobody Wants This Season 3. The beloved rom-com series, which bagged three Emmy nominations in 2025, returned with a second season on Netflix recently.

Hot off the heels of the release of Nobody Wants This Season 2, a Kristen Bell horror movie is now available to watch for free. Pulse is a 2006 techno-horror movie released by Dimension Films. The movie is directed by Jim Sonzero,

Kristen Bell is on the road for the Nobody Wants This season 2 press tour. Making a stop at The Tonight Show on October 23, she opted for a sheer mesh top over a black bra. During the appearance, she teased her Halloween outfit as being Carrie Bradshaw meets Shawshank Redemption.

Creator Erin Foster and cast reveal how stars including Adam Brody, Kristen Bell and Justine Lupe landed in the Netflix rom-com.