Kate Beckinsale revealed how her “Absolute Legend” castmates Robert Sean Leonard and Keanu Reeves chivalrously came to her rescue when she suffered a clothing defect at the world premiere of Much Ado About Nothing at the 46th Cannes Film Festival in 1993.
The British 49-year-old had bought a beige bodysuit from the Sock Shop at the airport, put a flower in her hair from the hotel’s breakfast tray and wore Dr. of my life.’
“When I got in the car to drive with Denzel and Pauletta Washington to the premiere, all the poppers in the crotch popped open and flipped up like a roller blind,” says Kate — who has 5.5 million Instagram followers — recalled on Monday.
“I didn’t think it was appropriate to all dig into my undercarriage in the back of the car, so I quietly panicked. Walked out on the biggest red carpet of my life and whispered to Keanu and Robert Sean Leonard what happened.
“In this photo, I’m holding the front gusset down and the two of them holding the back gusset. Absolute legends who may not even fully understand the physics of what happened or even heard the word ‘gusset’ before, but both jumped in not to ask me any questions.”
30 years ago! Kate Beckinsale (M) revealed how her ‘Absolute Legend’ castmates Robert Sean Leonard (L) and Keanu Reeves (R) chivalrously came to her aid when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction at the world premiere of Much Ado About Nothing at the 46th Cannes Film Festival in 1993
Beckinsale’s Instagram post received supportive comments from two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts, Riverdale actress Nathalie Boltt, and Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game actor Christopher Convery.
Much Ado About Nothing was nominated for the French festival’s biggest prize, the Palme d’Or, which went to Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine and Jane Campion’s The Piano in a rare tie.
The SAG Award nominee was a 19-year-old Oxford University student when she made her big-screen acting debut as the naive and kind-hearted hero, who nearly loses her reputation and betrothed Count Claudio (Leonard) to a fabricated ruse. by Don John (Reeves).
The Canadian 58-year-old – who appeared shirtless in an evil plot scene – was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role as Don Pedro’s (Denzel Washington) villainous half-brother.
But Kenneth Branagh’s widely acclaimed Tuscan rom-com, based on the 1623 Shakespeare play, went on to garner $43 million at the worldwide box office on a modest budget of $7.1 million.
The Golden Globe Award-nominated film also featured performances by Branagh, Emma Thompson, Michael Keaton, and Imelda Staunton.
Kate (née Kathrin) felt nostalgic as she had just attended the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where she helped raise $17 million as chairman of the amfAR Gala, and excited for the premiere of The Pot au Feu and the Aston Martin dinner.
In January, Beckinsale landed her role as CIA agent Avery Graves in Pierre Morel’s upcoming action film Canary Black in Croatia alongside Rupert Friend.
“All the poppers in the crotch popped open on their own and it flipped up like a roller blind!” The British 49-year-old had bought her beige bodysuit from the Sock Shop at the airport and she ‘whispered to Keanu and Robert Sean Leonard what had happened’
Kate (pictured last Thursday) recalled: ”In [the] picture I hold the front fold down and the two of them hold the back fold. Absolute legends who may not have even fully grasped the physics of what happened or even heard the word ‘gusset’ before, but both jumped in to save me no questions asked’
“Hysteric!” Beckinsale’s Instagram post received supportive comments from fellow actors Naomi Watts, Nathalie Boltt and Christopher Convery
Ingenue: The SAG Award nominee was a 19-year-old student at Oxford University when she made her big-screen acting debut as the naive and kind-hearted hero, who nearly loses her reputation and betrothed Count Claudio (Leonard) to a ruse created by Don John (Reeves)
Dazzling: The Canadian 58-year-old – who appeared shirtless in an evil plot scene – was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role as Don Pedro’s (Denzel Washington) villainous half-brother
Sigh no more ladies! But Kenneth Branagh’s critically acclaimed Tuscan rom-com, based on the 1623 Shakespeare play, went on to garner $43 million at the worldwide box office on a modest budget of $7.1 million.
‘Friends, fun and raising money for a good cause!’ Kate was feeling nostalgic after just attending the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where she raised $17 million as the president of the amfAR Gala, and geared up for the premiere of The Pot au Feu and the Aston Martin dinner
Available soon! In January, Beckinsale wrapped her role as CIA agent Avery Graves in Pierre Morel’s upcoming action film Canary Black in Croatia alongside Rupert Friend
On a personal level, the Fool’s Paradise star mothered daughter Lily Mo Sheen from her eight-year relationship with former The Seagull castmate Michael Sheen, which ended in 2003.
The 24-year-old NYU grad followed in her celebrity footsteps last year with appearances in the BBC series Staged (opposite Michael Sheen) and Tom Gormican’s Nicolas Cage comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Kate divorced her Underworld director Len Wiseman in 2019 after 11 years of marriage.
Beckinsale has also previously romanced Canadian rocker Goody Grace as well as comedians Pete Davidson, Jack Whitehall and Matt Rife.
The Prisoner’s Daughter actress – who studied French and Russian literature at New College – reportedly did too has an impressive IQ of 152.