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Christina Hendricks talks 'Mad Men' pre-production and more

By April MacIntyre Jun 9, 2011, 16:14 GMT

02/14/2011 - Christina Hendricks - "All-Star Superman" New York City Premiere - Arrivals - The Paley Center for Media - New York City, NY, USA © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

AMC's period drama "Mad Men" is coming back, and the sultry voluptuous star Christina Hendricks recently talked to Parade.com about returning to the swinging sixties set next month, the drama behind the show’s hiatus, her years as a “goth” kid in high school, and more intel.

Parade sent us some highlights:

Heading back to the 1960s for season five...

"Yes, we're going to get back to filming next month. We don't have an exact date, but we're all very anxious and excited. I want to get the show back on the air because I know lots of people are waiting!"

Any doubt that the series would get back on track?

"I always had faith that everything was going to go fine. [Series creator] Matt Weiner is an incredible producer and writer and creator of our show. He's very passionate about it and really held firm to what he wanted and what was best for the show. There wouldn't be a show without him, so I knew it was going to work out. It just took a little while."

Will both Christina and co-star January Jones be sporting baby bumps this season?

"That's a good question! I don't know what's going to happen yet. I know the writers are in the room working away and I'm going to go in and try to get some hints, but generally we don't know what's going to happen until we get that first script. So that makes me really excited to find out because I don't even know."

On having her own wish of becoming an actress come true...

"I've always been sort of a ham. I was always attracted to the arts, even at a very young age. I was in dance classes and in theater productions. It's something that came really naturally to me. I was a little Goth kid in high school and dyed my hair purple, but I was still doing performances and acting. I just looked very dramatic with my purple hair!