Jennifer Coolidge Reveals Allergic Reaction to 'White Lotus' Spray Tan Sent Her to the Emergency Room
19.09.2022 - 04:17
/ etonline.com
Jennifer Coolidge is getting real about a health scare she suffered while filming . In a new interview with via, the Emmy-winning actress revealed she had to go to the emergency room after having an allergic reaction to a spray tan she got for her role in the HBO Max series.«For , I didn't want to look like a big, white marshmallow on the beach in Hawaii, so I got a spray tan,» Coolidge told the magazine.
«I got on the plane, and I started to feel really weird. By the time I got off the flight, I had to go to the emergency room.»The incident prompted production to change her onscreen makeup routine as well, as an extra precaution.«I think we ended up using regular makeup,» she recalled.
«The minute we stopped filming, I would shower. I have such a quick reaction to stuff.»The allergy is new for the actress, who said it's something she has been dealing with for the last few years but hadn't realized it was a result of her makeup, until recently.«I was never someone who cared very much about ingredients,» Coolidge said.
«Then, I'd say the last five or six years, I started getting allergic. My eyes would always be tearing up, but it never occurred to me that it was my makeup.»Coolidge's most recent allergic reaction came ahead of the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards Monday.
During her acceptance speech for her Outstanding Supporting Actress win, the 61-year-old shared that she took a lavender bath before the show, and it made her «swell up.»«I took a Lavender bath tonight, right before the show, and it made me swell up inside my dress, and I'm having a hard time speaking,» Coolidge admitted, half-jokingly. «Anyway, this is so thrilling!»Coolidge's makeup and beauty product allergy is something that will surely be taken into
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