FBI’s John Boyd and Shantel VanSanten Preview Season 8 Skolina Wedding

John Boyd and Shantel van Santen A detailed breakdown of the ‘most challenging’ part of filming Scola and Nina’s upcoming wedding FBI – It’s not about choosing the guest list.

“It’s something I’ve never seen Nina do before,” Van Santen, who plays agent Nina Chase, said exclusively. US Weekly Fans can look forward to the Monday, February 23 episode of the CBS series.

She joked that when Nina returns to the show, viewers will see “an old familiar face teaming up with someone I’ve never worked with before,” as Nina will be paired with agent Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrine) This is a rare move.

Boyd plays Nina’s long-term boyfriend and agent Stuart Scola, who notes that when the ladies get together, they “dress up.”

“Yeah, that in itself is an incredible feat of wearing heels and fighting crime,” Van Santen, 40, chimed in, admitting us It’s not easy wearing high heels and a wedding dress in some of the more extreme scenarios.

In the upcoming episode of “Confetti,” Nina works alongside Scola and his team when an undercover operation she’s working on goes awry. According to the synopsis, Nina and Maggie must go undercover to attend a cartel wedding after betraying their only witness. The station added: “The aftermath made Nina and Scola realize they were ready to get married.”

“I walked into that set because I was in a scene in the back and they were just talking about, ‘Where’s the gun coming from? I’ve done that, but where’s the gun going to be?'” recalled Boyd, 44. us Watch as VanSanten and Peregrym, 43, dress in unusual outfits while filming undercover scenes.

“There’s a lot to figure out, and it’s a lot different than before,” Van Santen revealed.

Actress – part of the spin-off series FBI: Most Wanted After the launch of the fourth quarter FBI – confirm us The heels were the hardest part to tackle during the midseason premiere.

“It’s another thing to do stunts on carpets and stairs and linoleum floors. You can’t really get your footing, for lack of a better word. It’s not the same thing,” Van Santen explained. “So it’s (challenging), but, you know, it’s also special working with (Missy) because she’s so experienced and has been doing this show for so long.”

Van Santen called her on-screen collaboration with Peregrine “really fun,” but noted that it wasn’t the biggest moment of joy fans would witness.

She joked that the episode “ended in a lighthearted, wonderful, enjoyable way, but not all episodes do.”

Van Santen joked, “There’s a wedding within a wedding,” referring to Nina and Scola finally getting married after welcoming their son, Dougieduring season 5 FBI: Most Wanted.

“when most wanted criminal It’s over, and that’s the biggest regret for me, is that I don’t know if I like the finish, or like the final moments between them,” Van Santen told usnoted that Nina and Scola were living together when the spinoff ended in 2025.

She noted that the crossover TV couple’s relationship was “really anchored,” so when she FBI: Most Wanted wrapped.

“When it was brought up, it was like, ‘Okay, but Nina never wanted to get married.’ “And then you read the episode and it’s like, ‘It’s okay to change your mind,'” Van Santen gushed. “I think that’s really special. “

The actress was coy about the process of the proposal and how the wedding played out on screen, but she did say that for the couple, “it was simple and about their family.”

Van Santen added that viewers won’t get to see Nina’s extended family on the big day, but that’s OK. “This is perfect,” she said.

FBI Airs Monday, February 23 at 9pm ET on CBS.