Tyra Banks Admits She Was ‘Intimidated’ by Bridget Moynahan on the Coyote Ugly Set — Even Though They Went ‘Way Back’

Tyra Banks just revealed she was “intimidated” by Bridget Moynahan on the set of Coyote Ugly more than 25 years ago — despite having known each other from their modeling days.

On Feb. 26, Banks moderated a Q&A for the film’s 25th anniversary at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif., where she spoke to former castmates Moynahan, Melanie Lynskey, Maria Bello, Piper Perabo. During the conversation, Banks confessed that Moynahan — who played Rachel in the 2000 comedy-romance — made her nervous. 

“Okay, so I was so intimidated by you on set,” Banks, 51, told the Blue Bloods actress, before addressing the audience. “Bridget and I go way back. We used to model on runways in Paris. And backstage [at] the fashion show, she was like, ‘Hi! H!’ Happy, sweet. And then I see her on set at Coyote Ugly, [and] she’s like, ‘What’s up Tyra, pass me that Coke. Let’s go get lunch.’ And I was like, I didn’t understand.”

Moynahan revealed, however, that she felt just as nervous at the time.

“That was one of my very first jobs and I was very intimidated. And Maria was so seasoned and she was running the bar and was also very intimidating,” Moynahan, 53, shared.

She continued: “I remember the very first scene we did, Tyra. […] We were inside that old 24-hour diner where we’re all kind of passing out the money where Violet first sees us and the way you just get up and start dancing in the restaurant. I always remember my God, thank God she had to do that. I’m not sure I would have the courage. And you were always so bold and brave and courageous and just let it all out. And it was always inspiring.”

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Banks, who played Zöe, remembered the moment as well, recalling, “I am in that bar going, ‘[Moynahan] is so tough. She’s so amazing. She’s so confident. She’s living this character. I’m terrified.’ “

Banks shared that she was also intimidated by Bello, who played bottle-slinging bar owner Lil in the cult classic. She said: “I felt like you were the boss of us on that set, which was [why] you were playing [that] role.”

“Well that’s how they wrote the character,” Bello, 57 replied. “Each of our characters were so strong in [themselves]. It was really well written.”

Later in the conversation Banks revealed where she thinks her character — the no-nonsense bartender Zöe — would be today.

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“I think she was a very successful lawyer,” the America’s Next Top Model creator said.

She added: “But I think storytelling is good when there’s conflict. So she fell off a bar and got cut by an antler and was bleeding, and she came back and sued Lil, got the bar and turned it into the lawyer bar —  get it — Passing the Bar. And so there’s lawyers dancing on the bar after a stressful day and losing a case. I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about right now, but that’s the sequel.”