{"id":169631,"date":"2025-05-21T12:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/jimmy-fallon-recalls-awkward-date-with-nicole-kidman-over-mario-kart\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:21:10","slug":"jimmy-fallon-recalls-awkward-date-with-nicole-kidman-over-mario-kart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/jimmy-fallon-recalls-awkward-date-with-nicole-kidman-over-mario-kart\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Fallon Recalls Awkward Date With Nicole Kidman Over Mario Kart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jimmy-fallon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jimmy Fallon<\/strong><\/a> is never going to live this one down.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tonight Show<\/em><\/a> host, 50, was hilariously reminded of the time he fumbled a date with actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/nicole-kidman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nicole Kidman<\/strong><\/a> during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-last-of-us-hbo-tv-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Last of Us<\/em><\/a>\u2019 <strong>Isabela Merced<\/strong> on the Tuesday, May 20, episode of his late-night talk show.<\/p>\n<p>Fallon said that <em>The Last of Us<\/em> \u201cwas one of the scariest computer games\u201d he\u2019s ever played, prompting Merced, 23, to quip: \u201cWas that the game you were playing when you bombed your date with Nicole Kidman?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A flabbergasted Fallon then joked, \u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure meeting you. We\u2019re out of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isabela Merced Calls Jimmy Out for Failed Nicole Kidman Date; Talks The Last of Us (Extended)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJDtK48wS3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks for bringing it up,\u201d Fallon went on, correcting Merced that he was, in fact, playing<em> Mario Kart<\/em> on said date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite clip on this show!\u201d Merced continued to tease Fallon, who admitted that his date fail was one of the \u201cmost embarrassing\u201d moments he\u2019s ever experienced.<\/p>\n<p>As a refresher, back in January 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jimmy-fallon-says-nicole-kidman-blindsided-him-on-his-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kidman, 57, appeared on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em><\/a> as a guest and Fallon brought up how they\u2019d met once before years earlier. (Fallon noted that it was around the time Kidman was gearing up to star in 2005\u2019s <em>Bewitched<\/em> remake.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really embarrassing,\u201d he reminded Kidman, who said she hadn\u2019t seen Fallon since a mutual friend tried to set them up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jimmy-fallon-says-nicole-kidman-blindsided-him-on-his-show\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jimmy-fallon-says-nicole-kidman-blindsided-him-on-his-show\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jimmy Fallon Reveals How Nicole Kidman \u2018Blindsided\u2019 Him on His Show<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRoy Rochlin\/Getty Images; James Devaney\/GC Images Not much could throw Jimmy Fallon off his game \u2013 but Nicole Kidman did when she appeared on his show in 2015. \u201cNicole Kidman totally blindsided me on my show,\u201d Fallon, 49, recalled during an interview with Deadline on Thursday, April 25. \u201cWe were just there to talk about [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just remember that I liked you and he was like, \u2018Oh, you can meet [Jimmy],\u2019\u201d Kidman shared her version of events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mutual friend says, \u2018Jimmy wants to meet you. You can go over to his apartment,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m single and I\u2019m like, \u2018Okay, yeah, cool.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon hearing Kidman\u2019s admission, Fallon exclaimed, \u201cWait. What?! What are you talking about? Did I date Nicole Kidman?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kidman then recalled that she went over to Fallon\u2019s apartment. \u201cYou\u2019re there in a baseball cap and you wouldn\u2019t talk,\u201d she said. \u201cYou didn\u2019t say anything. You were like, \u2018Hey.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Okay.\u2019 And then you put a video game on or something!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimmy Fallon\u00a0Blew a Chance to Date Nicole Kidman\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qtsNbxgPngA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kidman continued, \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018This is so bad!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so bad,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hulus-nine-perfect-strangers-everything-to-know-about-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em><\/a> said, turning to the audience. \u201cAfter about an hour and a half, I thought, \u2018He has no interest. This is so embarrassing,\u2019 and I left and went, \u2018Okay, no chemistry.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>For his part, an embarrassed Fallon admitted that he had \u201cno idea\u201d he was on a date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jimmy-fallons-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Jimmy-Fallon-s-Ups-and-Downs-Over-the-Years-3.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Jimmy Fallon-s Ups and Downs Over the Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Jimmy-Fallon-s-Ups-and-Downs-Over-the-Years-3.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jimmy-fallons-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jimmy Fallon\u2019s Ups and Downs Over the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJimmy Fallon has had a long career as a comedian and talk show host \u2014 but not without controversy. Fallon began his career on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2004 before landing his own talk show titled Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2009. The series lasted until 2013 when it was announced that [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, since then, both Kidman and Fallon have found love with singer <strong>Keith Urban<\/strong> and film producer <strong>Nancy Juvonen<\/strong>, respectively. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urbans-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kidman and Urban married in June 2006<\/a>, while Fallon wed Juvonen in December 2007.)<\/p>\n<p>But alas, to think what could have been\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jimmy-fallon-recalls-awkward-date-with-nicole-kidman-over-mario-kart-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Fallon is never going to live this one down. The Tonight Show host, 50, was hilariously reminded of the time he fumbled a date with actress Nicole Kidman during an interview with The Last of Us\u2019 Isabela Merced on the Tuesday, May 20, episode of his late-night talk show. 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