Jessica Chastain.Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImageJessica Chastainis sharing an admittedly “gross” story from one of herBroadway performances.On a new episode oftheSmartlesspodcast(recorded on June 13, prior to the actors' strike), the actress, who scored aTony nomination forA Doll’s Houseearlier this year, revealed that she discreetly vomited in her mouth during one show.“I can say it now, ‘cause we’re closed. This is really gross, what I’m gonna tell you guys: I threw up. I threw up and I swallowed it. And no one knew!” said Chastain, according toEntertainment Weekly.“I was kinda, like, sobbing and I leaned over and it happened,” she recalled, adding, “I had to kiss someone. Yes. It was a nightmare and I couldn’t explain.““That night it was definitely a closed-mouth kiss,” she joked.Jamie McCarthy/WireImageChastain, who was onstage the entire duration of the play with no intermission, said, “The second we had the curtain call and the curtain came down, I said, ‘You guys, I’m so sorry, I vomited.’ " (Successionactor Arian Moayed played Chastain’s husband inA Doll’s House.)Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Before the start of everyA Doll’s Houseperformance, Chastain would sit still on a chair while spinning in circles onstage as theatergoers took their seats in the audience.Jessica Chastain at the 2023 Drama Desk Awards in June.Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesShe previously toldVarietyof the rotating turntable portion, “It’s sweet. People send me hearts and they smile at me and they wave. Sometimes they try to break me, try to make me laugh. I look at them and sometimes I’ll hold contact longer.““But I always keep in character, so they understand the space that we’re creating and they understand the journey that we’re going to go on,” she added of the show, which closed in June. “We’re doing this together.”
Jessica Chastain.Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Jessica Chastainis sharing an admittedly “gross” story from one of herBroadway performances.On a new episode oftheSmartlesspodcast(recorded on June 13, prior to the actors’ strike), the actress, who scored aTony nomination forA Doll’s Houseearlier this year, revealed that she discreetly vomited in her mouth during one show.“I can say it now, ‘cause we’re closed. This is really gross, what I’m gonna tell you guys: I threw up. I threw up and I swallowed it. And no one knew!” said Chastain, according toEntertainment Weekly.“I was kinda, like, sobbing and I leaned over and it happened,” she recalled, adding, “I had to kiss someone. Yes. It was a nightmare and I couldn’t explain.““That night it was definitely a closed-mouth kiss,” she joked.Jamie McCarthy/WireImageChastain, who was onstage the entire duration of the play with no intermission, said, “The second we had the curtain call and the curtain came down, I said, ‘You guys, I’m so sorry, I vomited.’ " (Successionactor Arian Moayed played Chastain’s husband inA Doll’s House.)Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Before the start of everyA Doll’s Houseperformance, Chastain would sit still on a chair while spinning in circles onstage as theatergoers took their seats in the audience.Jessica Chastain at the 2023 Drama Desk Awards in June.Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesShe previously toldVarietyof the rotating turntable portion, “It’s sweet. People send me hearts and they smile at me and they wave. Sometimes they try to break me, try to make me laugh. I look at them and sometimes I’ll hold contact longer.““But I always keep in character, so they understand the space that we’re creating and they understand the journey that we’re going to go on,” she added of the show, which closed in June. “We’re doing this together.”
Jessica Chastainis sharing an admittedly “gross” story from one of herBroadway performances.
On a new episode oftheSmartlesspodcast(recorded on June 13, prior to the actors’ strike), the actress, who scored aTony nomination forA Doll’s Houseearlier this year, revealed that she discreetly vomited in her mouth during one show.
“I can say it now, ‘cause we’re closed. This is really gross, what I’m gonna tell you guys: I threw up. I threw up and I swallowed it. And no one knew!” said Chastain, according toEntertainment Weekly.
“I was kinda, like, sobbing and I leaned over and it happened,” she recalled, adding, “I had to kiss someone. Yes. It was a nightmare and I couldn’t explain.”
“That night it was definitely a closed-mouth kiss,” she joked.
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Chastain, who was onstage the entire duration of the play with no intermission, said, “The second we had the curtain call and the curtain came down, I said, ‘You guys, I’m so sorry, I vomited.’ " (Successionactor Arian Moayed played Chastain’s husband inA Doll’s House.)
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Before the start of everyA Doll’s Houseperformance, Chastain would sit still on a chair while spinning in circles onstage as theatergoers took their seats in the audience.
Jessica Chastain at the 2023 Drama Desk Awards in June.Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
She previously toldVarietyof the rotating turntable portion, “It’s sweet. People send me hearts and they smile at me and they wave. Sometimes they try to break me, try to make me laugh. I look at them and sometimes I’ll hold contact longer.”
“But I always keep in character, so they understand the space that we’re creating and they understand the journey that we’re going to go on,” she added of the show, which closed in June. “We’re doing this together.”
source: people.com
