‘Jane The Virgin’ Star Gina Rodriguez Weighs In On Jane’s Fling: ‘It’s Great’

“Jane the Virgin” Season 3 really made a lot of sharp turns, what with the unexpected death of Michael Cordero (Brett Dier) and the three-year time jump in the middle of the season.

Towards the end of the season, the show made another turn when Jane Gloriana Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) decided to let go of her strict upbringing and embrace a fling with telenovela star Fabian (Francisco San Martin). It was a move that many fans applauded, but what does Rodriguez think about it? Personally, Rodriguez told the L.A. Times that it was a welcome move.

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“Jane wanting to have a fling in these last few episodes with Fabian … it’s great,” she said. “She feels attracted ... and horny. And that’s real and it’s great for her to feel comfortable about why she feels so horny and she wants to just be with a man and not have to date him and be married to him and it be so strict.”

Rodriguez said Jane’s changing views about love and sex are “a beautiful evolution of a human being,” and she appreciates how the show opens up conversations about it. “And in this arena that isn’t crude or harsh,” she added.

Jane is really grappling with her emotions right now since her heart started beating once again for her baby daddy Rafael Solano (Justin Baldoni). However, the return of her feelings could not have come at a worse time since Rafael just started falling back in love with his ex-wife, Petra (Yael Grobglas).

During the Season 3 finale, however, Jane was reunited with her first love, Adam (Tyler Posey). Show creator Jennie Snyder Urman told TV Line that they’re going to be spending a lot of time together and even work on a project since he’s an illustrator. She described Adam as “much more of a daredevil, which is trying for someone like Jane, but also exciting.” “Jane has had a lot of weight on her shoulders, and this is somebody that’s going to be reminding her a bit that she’s 27 years old,” said Urman.

However, Adam is going to have some competition because Rafael is “still in it” for Jane’s heart. “Jane and Rafael is always going to be a major part of the show,” she said.

Meanwhile, Urman said in a separate interview with Deadline that adding Adam to the mix of characters will not actually form another love triangle. “We are, of course, always teasing out the possibility of Jane and Rafael — but we aren’t looking at a traditional love triangle with those three. And I can’t say anymore!” she said.