Laysla De Oliveira on that steamy 'Lioness' bathtub scene: 'Give the people what they want'

This story originally appeared on Out.Lioness is finally giving Cruz and Josie fans the moment they’ve been waiting for!When Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) walks into her place and screams “honey, I’m home” it confirms that her relationship with Josie (Genesis Rodriguez) has progressed since the end of the last season. The sexy scene includes Josie welcoming her partner home wearing only a ribbon before they make their way into the bathtub to brings viewers into their relationship. The third season of the Taylor Sheridan-created spy thriller sees the action hit very close to home for Zoe Saldaña's CIA senior case officer Joe. The aftermath of a mission to Ukraine sees Joe get abducted outside of her home by a group of operatives. It is up to Cruz, Josie, and the rest of Joe's unit to save her as they grapple with the complexities of having a mission at home in the United States. Tensions are high, so the romantic moment between the two women is a nice moment of relief on the action-packed series. We spoke with De Oliveira about filming the sapphic romance scene, how her relationship with Josie is Cruz’s “first grown-up love,” what it means to her to play a queer hero, and more. LaMonica Garrett as Tucker, Genesis Rodriguez as Josie, Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz, Jill Wagner as Bobby in 'Lioness' season 3.Ryan Green/Paramount+We get a look at Cruz’s home life when she walks in the front door doing the funny “honey, I’m home” and finds a naked Carrillo. It’s a light scene on such a tense show. What did you enjoy about getting to show that side of Cruz?That to me was the challenge of the season. People keep asking me, "What are you most looking forward to people seeing?" And I remember opening that script and thinking, "Wow, I've never done anything like this as Cruz. The audience hasn't seen it." Doesn't mean that Cruz doesn't joke around in this way, so it was really fun to explore and do different versions of it, and like leaning on the accent and