She’s a Jen out of 10. Jen Tullock is our current WCW thanks to a little show called Severance, which follows a group of office workers whose lives have been surgically divided between the personal and the professional (think The Office meets Black Mirror). The season finale drops this Friday, and believe us when we say sh*t is about to go down.

Here, the Kentucky native tells us her simple yet effective morning routine, what it’s like working with Adam Scott, and how she keeps from spilling too much tea.

Do you have a routine before heading to set?
I stretch in the mornings whether I’m working or not because I’m a rickety old bag of bones. I’ll do a bit of yoga, and lately I’ve been trying not to over-caffeinate. Instead, I blast music and drive to Warner Brothers around the corner from my house. I’ve realized that the drive is the length of 2 Barbra Streisand songs—shout out to my girl! It’s just the right amount of time to get stoked.

We have the biggest crush on Adam Scott. What was it like working together?
He’s warm, funny, and always cares for the people around him, which made falling into a sibling rapport very easy. We obviously all know him for having such lightning wit and being a genius comedian. And it does show [in Severence], but what he’s done with his character is so specific and brilliant. I was just in awe, especially of his tonal and emotional code switching. So I feel very proud of him like a sister, but also as a fan.

If there wasn’t something more sinister going on behind the operation, would you ever think about getting severed IRL?
I’m too much of a masochist. What else am I going to journal about while listening to Sarah McLachlan? [Laughing.] In the work I do and also the way I’m trying to live my life, I believe that pain is the foil to joy, so they have to exist in tandem. They can’t exist without one another. So no, I don’t think so. Would you?

Absolutely not.
Then you and I could be friends on the outside. Everyone else can just run around with chips in their heads and we’ll be having margaritas.

We’ll drink to that! So what has it been like seeing the audience’s reactions?
It’s been a rush to see them so engaged with the story. I walked into the gym yesterday and one of the trainers said, “Hey! I love Severance, and I don’t love anything!” I’m mostly thrilled they’re feeling connected to the heart of the show and what it has to say. Several people have told me that they feel seen in [my character] Devon; in a person who’s trying so fervently to protect the people around her, potentially to her own detriment.

Do you feel like your life has changed at all since the premiere?
I feel like my life has been slowly expanding since I started to work on this show in 2020. Not only because of the reactions, but because of the learning curve of the entire process. I come from the indie film world, so the past few years of working in television have taught me so much, both as an actor and a writer. I’m very grateful for that.

Have your friends or fans ever told you their theories about what’s happening at Lumon to see if you’ll break and tell?
I have, arguably, the worst poker face on planet Earth. So when friends have suggested theories and stand there searching my face for confirmation, I’ve just started whistling. Highly recommend it. Awkward situation? Start whistling. Any whistle will do, just pucker up and keep at it.