‘Schmigadoon!’ Star Kristin Chenoweth Breaks Down Mildred’s Finale Reveal

“It was so good to have that in the character,” actress tells TheWrap about her character’s secret

Kristin Chenoweth Schmigadoon
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for the finale of “Schmigadoon!”

The finale of “Schmigadoon!” on Apple TV+ brought a whole lot of big revelations with it, ranging from characters’ secret political beliefs to their pyrotechnic tendencies. But arguably the biggest reveal came in the form of a secret child — well, two actually. Because as it turns out, Emma Tate (Ariana DeBose) wasn’t the only one hiding the fact that she was a mother; Kristin Chenoweth’s Mildred Layton was too.

It was a twist Chenoweth was particularly pleased about, because for her, it rounded out the character and made Mildred more than just an uptight, old-fashioned villain.

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