Aubrey Plaza Says She Would've Avoided Her Revealing 2023 SAG Awards Dress 'If I Had Giant Knockers'

Mar. 15, 2025

Aubrey Plaza at the 2023 SAG Awards.Photo:VALERIE MACON/getty

VALERIE MACON/getty

Aubrey Plazawas comfortable wearing a sexy, skin-bearing dress to the2023 SAG Awardsfor one reason — her breasts.The actress, 40, attended the event in amemorable bronze sequin Michael Kors gownfeaturing a front-center cutout and a crisscross neckline that showed off her toned midriff. The look was paired with Mouawad jewelry and metallic Jimmy Choo sandal heels.Although eye-catching, Plaza shared during a Wednesday, Sept. 11, appearance onSirius XM’sHoward Stern Showthat she didn’t think about it “so much.“Aubrey Plaza at the 2023 SAG Awards.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic"They just gave me that dress, and I put it on. I wasn’t really thinking about it so much. I swear to God,” saidThe White Lotusstar.After hostHoward Sternasked, “You don’t look in the mirror and go,' You know, a little bit of my boob is hanging out on the bottom. Maybe I don’t want to do that?' " Plaza said she doesn’t see it as an issue because of the size of her breasts.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!“My boobs aren’t really like… If I had giant knockers, maybe I’d be like, ‘Whoa. I gotta keep these things…,’ " Plaza began.Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza presenting at the 2023 SAG Awards.Robert Gauthier/gettyWhile Stern said she looked “really hot,” Plaza said she didn’t understand why people were buzzing about it online.“Is this different from any other dress I wear?” she recalled wondering. “I didn’t think that dress specifically was like, ‘Woo. Check it out. I’m gonna really make a splash here with this underboob. ' “Shortly after the February 2023 event,Jessica Paster, who styled Plaza,defended the dress, responding to a fan on Instagram, “Did 7 fittings .. for real … I wanted underboob 😍.“Aubrey Plaza at the 2023 SAG Awards.Frazer Harrison/GettyDuring her radio show appearance, Plaza alsospoke about her role in the upcoming Francis Ford Coppola filmMegalopolis.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I thought, ‘How am I on his radar?’ And then I never thought I would actually get that part,” she recalled. “I was like, ‘Well, I’ll do the meeting, of course,’ but I didn’t think I was going to get the part, and I was actually shocked when I got it.“Megalopolisopens on Sept. 27. Plaza also stars inMy Old Ass, which hits theaters on Sept. 13.

Aubrey Plazawas comfortable wearing a sexy, skin-bearing dress to the2023 SAG Awardsfor one reason — her breasts.

The actress, 40, attended the event in amemorable bronze sequin Michael Kors gownfeaturing a front-center cutout and a crisscross neckline that showed off her toned midriff. The look was paired with Mouawad jewelry and metallic Jimmy Choo sandal heels.

Although eye-catching, Plaza shared during a Wednesday, Sept. 11, appearance onSirius XM’sHoward Stern Showthat she didn’t think about it “so much.”

Aubrey Plaza at the 2023 SAG Awards.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

“They just gave me that dress, and I put it on. I wasn’t really thinking about it so much. I swear to God,” saidThe White Lotusstar.

After hostHoward Sternasked, “You don’t look in the mirror and go,’ You know, a little bit of my boob is hanging out on the bottom. Maybe I don’t want to do that?' " Plaza said she doesn’t see it as an issue because of the size of her breasts.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

“My boobs aren’t really like… If I had giant knockers, maybe I’d be like, ‘Whoa. I gotta keep these things…,’ " Plaza began.

Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza presenting at the 2023 SAG Awards.Robert Gauthier/getty

Robert Gauthier/getty

While Stern said she looked “really hot,” Plaza said she didn’t understand why people were buzzing about it online.

“Is this different from any other dress I wear?” she recalled wondering. “I didn’t think that dress specifically was like, ‘Woo. Check it out. I’m gonna really make a splash here with this underboob. ' "

Shortly after the February 2023 event,Jessica Paster, who styled Plaza,defended the dress, responding to a fan on Instagram, “Did 7 fittings .. for real … I wanted underboob 😍.”

Aubrey Plaza at the 2023 SAG Awards.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty

During her radio show appearance, Plaza alsospoke about her role in the upcoming Francis Ford Coppola filmMegalopolis.

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“I thought, ‘How am I on his radar?’ And then I never thought I would actually get that part,” she recalled. “I was like, ‘Well, I’ll do the meeting, of course,’ but I didn’t think I was going to get the part, and I was actually shocked when I got it.”

Megalopolisopens on Sept. 27. Plaza also stars inMy Old Ass, which hits theaters on Sept. 13.

source: people.com