Teri Hatcher recalls hiding Robert Downey Jr’s gum in her hand on Soapdish set

12 August 2024, 14:40 | Up to date: 12 August 2024, 16:00

The actress advised Radio X’s Toby Tarrant in regards to the surreal second she supplied to carry the actor’s gum after he’d been chewing it on the set of the movie.

Teri Hatcher has recalled the out of physique expertise she felt when she helped Robert Downey Jr. eliminate his chewing gum on set.

The Coraline star visited Radio X HQ and spoke to Toby Tarrant, who was admiring her lengthy and assorted profession, and when requested if she’d ever freaked out when doing a scene with a megastar like Whoopi Goldberg, she replied: “I believe with massive stars like that, there may be some component of that, for positive.”

Talking of the 1991 comedy movie Soapdish by which she starred alongside Goldberg and Robert Downey Jr, Hatcher recalled: “There was a scene the place, as a result of it was all on the set of a cleaning soap opera, it was like a two-minute take, or the digital camera was winding its means via the entire set, and sure actors would have some dialogue, after which the digital camera would transfer on, and the opposite characters would choose up the dialogue and Robert Downey Jr and I had been on the very finish of this take.”

The Determined Housewives star went on: “So, you’re standing there ready, , for the digital camera and proper earlier than the digital camera got here on us, he realised that he was chewing gum, and he and there was this like look in his eyes, like, ‘The place do I put the gum? The place do I put the gum?’ And I simply caught my hand out, and he simply put the gum proper my hand, and I put it behind my again and held it behind my again, after which the digital camera got here on us and we did our scene, or no matter.

“However I imply, that form of says to me what you’re speaking about. Like, ‘I’ve Robert Downey Jr’s gum in my hand proper now.'”

The 59-year-old actress additionally admitted that she’s had so many roles through the years, she typically forgets what she’s been in.

Requested whether or not she watches the tv and wonders if she’s going to pop up, the actress replied: “As a result of I don’t watch a tonne of stuff, so I imply, that most likely wouldn’t occur. However what does occur is I am going, ‘Was I in that?’ It truly is a blur. A few of it’s a blur. However largely, I’m form of like, are you able to consider it?”

The Tomorrow By no means Dies star added: “It’s a really lengthy profession. It is type of, when you concentrate on it like that, you do not actually realise that that a lot time has passed by.”

Talking of Soapdish, she added: “After I assume again, I believe I had six strains in that entire film, or 11 strains, however I used to be round on a regular basis within the background, and simply attending to be on set and watch Whoopi Goldberg and Sally Discipline, and Kevin Kline do their factor – Robert Downey Jr – , do their factor.

“I’ve had a variety of experiences like that, and it’s fairly superb, truly, to be sitting in hindsight it going, ‘Wow, I did that.’”