9-1-1's Peter Krause Admits Ballroom Dancing with Angela Bassett Was 'Much More Difficult' Than 'Stunts' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Angela Bassett and Peter Krause on ‘9-1-1 ‘.Photo:FOX Image Collection via Getty

FOX Image Collection via Getty

Life imitates art forPeter Krause, who would rather perform one of the many dangerous stunts he has to do as a firefighter on9-1-1than film another ballroom dance sequence.

The pair “had to do a ballroom dance,” Krause told PEOPLE at the9-1-1season 7 premiere in Beverly Hills, and that struck some real fear into him. “I’m not really much of a dancer, so Angela actually helped me out greatly when we were dancing, but that was the most terrifying part for me,” he said.

The three-episode run marked a uniquely stable few scenes for the fictional couple, as Krause admitted it’s “the most we’ve gotten to work with each other” so far this season. “It was fantastic to do action and comedy together for three full episodes. It was a blast,” he added.

Angela Bassett and Peter Krause on ABC’s ‘9-1-1’.FOX via Getty

FOX via Getty

Krause also spoke to how he and Bassett, 65, navigate their onscreen romance, which came as a surprise to them both.

“We really enjoyed working with each other, but we didn’t see it coming,” he explained. “That Tim [Minear, showrunner] was going to bring us together as a married couple, as a committed couple, but it’s been fantastic.”

Over the course of their seven-season journey, Krause said he and Bassett have learned to “play with each other a lot.”

“There’s a lot of stuff that’s not scripted that we do with each other. It’s fun, joking with each other and things like that,” the actor admitted, revealing that there are several scenes in the first three episodes of season 7 that see the pair improvising.

“Some of that was a lot more playful than what we usually get to do, because we’re on emergencies and things like that,” he added of the scenes on the cruise. “So we had more space and time to play with each other this season than we have had thus far.”

Angela Bassett and Peter Krause at the “9-1-1” ABC premiere event on March 11, 2024.Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty

Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty

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9-1-1season 7 premieres Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

source: people.com