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Filming sitcom Bless This Mess was a blow to actor Dax Shepard's ego

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A still from Bless This Mess starring Dax Shepard (left) and Lake Bell (centre).

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LOS ANGELES - In the sitcom Bless This Mess, Lake Bell and Dax Shepard play couple Rio and Mike, who leave New York City for what they think will be a simpler life as farmers in rural Nebraska. But they quickly realise farming is much harder than they thought and the property they bought turns out to be a money pit.
Playing a city slicker with no clue when it comes to fixing and building things was actually a stretch for Shepard, 45.
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