Lifestyle Style Emma Thompson Jokes That Her 'Cruella' Underwear Felt Like a 'Torture Item,' Prefers to Go Commando Emma Thompson plays Baroness von Hellman opposite Emma Stone's Cruella de Vil in the upcoming Disney film By Eric Todisco Eric Todisco Eric Todisco is a former digital news writer at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2021. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 26, 2021 12:37PM EDT Emma Thompson had one fashion-related issue with playing Baroness von Hellman in Cruella. In a new interview with Lorraine, the 62-year-old British actress lamented over having to wear underwear with her costume for the upcoming Disney film, saying that it felt "like a torture item." "I don't like wearing underwear full stop. I stopped wearing underwear a long time ago, " said Thompson, who was joined virtually by costar Emma Stone for the interview. "It's not my scene," she added. "I don't like comfortable underwear. I find comfortable underwear uncomfortable." Emma Thompson in Cruella. Disney Describing her on-set undergarments as "industrial," the Oscar winner went on to jokingly compare herself getting into the underwear to squeezing a tub of toothpaste. "If you squeeze it hard enough things will come up and go down and make the shapes," she said. "But it's like you're dealing with a Plasticine person. If you put Mr. Blobby into that corset, he would look good." Emma Stone in Cruella. Walt Disney Studios Emma Thompson Gives Emma Stone Some Killer Advice as They Face Off in New Cruella Trailer Also during the interview, Stone, 32, spoke about how much she enjoyed getting into costume (designed by Jenny Beaven) to play Cruella de Vil for the film. Listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day for more on Cruella and PEOPLE's interview with Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. "Those [looks] are just so much fun, where Cruella is upstaging the Baroness. There's multiple [outfits]," Stone said. "Those costumes and those makeup looks are just insane. 'The future' written across your face. I mean everything was just built together and it was so phenomenal to get to wear." Emma Thompson in Cruella. Walt Disney Studios Emma Thompson Says She Felt 'Free' After Turning 60: 'I'm Not Really Scared Anymore' Thompson recently spoke about paying Baroness von Hellman in an interview with British Vogue and said that she is not like her fashion icon character. "I am uncomfortable trying to look slim and fashionable because I am not, and now it's allowed that I am not," she said, noting that she'd rather perform than pose. "I fancy a bit of fun." Cruella is set to premiere in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on May 28.