10 Ridiculous Stories Behind 2021 Movies
5. Mortified At The Mud Bath - House Of Gucci
Actors face many challenges while shooting a film, from acting against green screens and green people to staying composed in the harshest of environments. Their education reflects this, being always taught to expect the unexpected. However, Salma Hayek and Lady Gaga probably didn't think their training would prove so integral during a mud bath scene in House of Gucci.
As Hayek describes to James Corden, her first time in a mud bath came while filming a scene with Lady Gaga. To her surprise, Hayek had a great struggle in making herself sink underneath the surface to prevent her from being exposed. She fails miserably, and the mud instead starts moving her around and before she has a chance to focus, one of her legs rises. This action does cause her to sink, but not with any modicum of control over her body.
Weirdly enough, director Ridley Scott didn't cut. This forced Lady Gaga to try her best to stay in the scene, even though Hayek can't even remember her lines at this point. Utterly mortified at her ordeal, she describes her experience as "the most challenging scene I've ever done". And given the way she told it, we don't blame her.