Nicole Kidman eats live bugs, deserves at least four more Oscars
Step aside Big Little Lies, because the bravest performance of Nicole Kidman's illustrious career is actually her just straight up eating a four-course meal of bugs.
In the latest video for Vanity Fair's 'Secret Talent Theatre' series, the esteemed Oscar-winning actresses digs into each critter-crawling dish -- all while sporting a chic floral dress complete with an ascot. Because apparently digesting "micro-livestock" is... her thing?
Somehow still the embodiment of class and poise, Kidman moans in delight as she daintily pops a live, writhing hornworm down her gullet. "Very moist, chewy," she says in her best Yelp review voice. "Can't quite describe the flavor but..." she gags. "I think I'm going to need some water."
Please, god, someone get the woman some water.
The full menu included mealworms (which she describes as "fruity"), crickets ("That's nothing!" Kidman exclaims, digging in with enthusiasm before equating the flavor to a "hairy nut"), and fried grasshoppers ("exquisite ... I recommend it.")
"Just a little side note: two billion people in the world eat bugs," Kidman adds. "And I'm one of them."
Stars! THEY'RE JUST LIKE US!!!
Jess is an LA-based culture critic who covers intimacy in the digital age, from sex and relationship to weed and all media (tv, games, film, the web). Previously associate editor at Kill Screen, you can also find her words on Vice, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Vox, and others. She is a Brazilian-Swiss American immigrant with a love for all things weird and magical.
