Kidman Recalls Falafel Warning to Skarsgård Before Big Little Lies Kiss

Nicole Kidman shared a candid anecdote about on-set boundaries during an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, revealing how she once confronted co-star Alexander Skarsgård over his lunch choice before filming intimate scenes for the HBO series Big Little Lies.

In the episode, released on Wednesday, March 11, the 58-year-old actress described her heightened sensitivity to smells, particularly bad breath, which she called a major dealbreaker in both personal and professional interactions. "I cannot stand bad breath," Kidman said. "This is a dealbreaker for me. You could be the most gorgeous, gorgeous guy, and you come at me with bad breath, and I'm like, no, no, no." She added that even substantial payment would not convince her to proceed with an unsanitary kiss, emphasizing, "If I say, 'Breathe on me,' and I have to recoil? Yikes, I'm out. You could not offer me enough money."

Kidman recounted a specific incident from the set of Big Little Lies, where she and Skarsgård portrayed the troubled married couple Celeste and Perry Wright across the show's first two seasons. Before shooting a kissing scene, Skarsgård had eaten a falafel sandwich, prompting Kidman to intervene....