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    Brad Pitt's first attempt at method acting caused chaos thanks to his "diabolical" flatulence

    The F1 star - who is known for his frequent scenes in which he eats on screen - recalled how one of the first jobs he booked required him to eat a plate of beans after days of his character being without food, and so he tucked in with gusto


    However, "something hit" Brad after the fourth take, much to the horror of everyone on the small set.

    He recalled to Jason and Travis Kelce on their New Heights podcast: "We're shooting in this little tiny cafe. It's full of the crew, so there's about 60 people in there. It's hot. You can't breathe.

    "My character hadn't eaten for days, and he gets his big plate of beans, first plate of beans and bacon. And I was all like, Method, you know?

    "I was like, yeah, I'm going to do this right. I just powered down this plate of beans. Take two, do the same thing. Take three, I do the same thing. On four, I do the same thing.

    "Then oh no. Something hit me.

    "There was nothing I could do. I was stuck in this chair.

    "And nature took its course. Then there was nothing. I went, oh, great. I got away with that one. And then suddenly the entire crew... The most diabolical something... something descended on the crew in the whole room and they fled the cafe."

    The 61-year-old actor's breakthrough role came in 1991's Thelma and Louise and he admitted he was initially starstruck by his co-stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon.

    Asked if he had ever been starstruck, he told the brothers: "When I first met Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, I was. Yeah. Igot over it quickly, though."

    Brad previously praised Geena for looking after him during their sex scene in the film.

    She said: "Geena [Davis] was so sweet and kind and delicate. That love scene, I think, went on for two days of shooting. She took care of me."

    And after winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Geena admitted she always knew her co-star was "super talented".

    She told People magazine in 2020: "He just has 'it.' I could tell when he was auditioning that he was super talented.

    "He has done so many incredible things over the years. I don't think that it is unusual for him to be honoured. He really is the 'star' of the moment, which is fabulous, and it is just great to see."

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