Gina Gershon: ‘Tom Cruise was tickling me in bed. I nearly broke his nose’ https://t.co/d0GFE4ApW8
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Gershon, 63, starred alongside the Mission: Impossible star, 62, in the 1988 film Cocktail and filmed her very first love scene with him.
In an interview with The Guardian, she revealed:
“I almost broke his nose. I had never done a love scene before and it was going to be with Tom Cruise. I thought: God, I get paid for this. He was so cute. I had a crush on him immediately. He was very protective and very much a gentleman, saying: “Let’s keep you covered.” He was very concerned.
“Originally, we were supposed to be running around naked, but I thought: I don’t wanna do that. That seems dumb. I suggested: “Why don’t you go down on me under the covers? Then when you pop up, it’ll be a surprise.” He loved the idea, but I’d told him I was very ticklish, because he had started to tickle me earlier. I said: “Just don’t do that. I lose control because I was tortured as a child by my brother.”
“Right before the take, he was down there and grabbed my waist in a tickly, sweet manner. I didn’t mean to, but I had a kneejerk reaction right into his nose. It was full of blood. I thought: I just broke Tom Cruise’s nose. I will never work in Hollywood again. I was mortified because I really kicked him good. I didn’t mean to. He said: “Nope. My bad. You warned me.” I remember thinking: this guy is a movie star. He deserves everything he gets. He was just so kind and so sweet with me in a situation where I was quite vulnerable. I’m glad he was my first.
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