Turns out Hollywood romance has a surprisingly strict rule: Watch what you eat before kiss.
During a candid appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, Nicole Kidman got hilariously honest about filming intimate scenes with her Big Little Lies costar Alexander Skarsgard.
The issue? A falafel sandwich.
“I’m like, ‘No, no, no, Alex,’” Kidman joked, recalling the moment.
“’I’m meant to be into you and kissing you — put away the falafel now because the bad breath does not turn me on,’” she said.
The Oscar-winning actress didn’t mince words about it either. According to Kidman, a costar’s breath is very important when cameras start rolling.
“I’m sure [Skarsgård] did not eat a falafel ever again. I said, ‘No more falafel. Not before you kiss, not before you make love.’”
And yes – she’s serious about the rule.
“I don’t think so honey, if you have bad breath,” Kidman admitted. “I cannot stand bad breath. This is a deal-breaker for me. You could be the most gorgeous, gorgeous guy, and you came at me with bad breath, I’m like, no.'”
She added: “If I say, ‘Breathe on me,’ and I have to recoil, yikes, I’m out. You could not offer me enough money.”
Kidman also revealed another sensory confession: after getting COVID-19, she temporarily lost her sense of smell – and oddly didn’t mind.
“Finally, I was free,” she laughed.
One scent she definitely does remember? Rihanna.
According to Kidman, the singer smells “Intoxicating.”
“Like I will follow you around,” she said.
