This year, Beckinsale returned to the Cannes Film Festival as she attended several events, including the amfAR charity gala. She must have been reminded of her first time treading the same carpet when she was at one of the greatest red carpet events in the world.
She visited Cannes for the first time in 1993. She was there for the “Much Ado About Nothing” premiere of Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare adaption. Following this year’s events, Beckinsale discovered a photo of herself from her first Cannes performance and revealed a little-known story.
Her co-star Keanu Reeves saved her from significant embarrassment on the red carpet at Cannes in 1993. The actress on Instagram posted the entire story. When she got in the car to drive to the premiere with Denzel and Pauletta Washington, she said, “All the poppers in the crotch popped themselves openly, and it flipped up like a roller blind. I bought the bodysuit in the Sock Shop at the airport. I silently panicked because I didn’t think it was acceptable to go digging around in my undercarriage with all of us in the back of the car.”
“I entered the largest red carpet of my life and walked over to Keanu and Robert Sean Leonard, telling them what had happened in a whisper. In this photo, they support the back gusset while I hold the front gusset down. Absolute legends who might not have fully comprehended the physics of what was transpiring or even know what a ‘gusset’ was, but both leaped in to save me without hesitation,” she continued about the selfless deed.
This demonstrates the gentlemanly man Reeves has always been. Reeves is seen in the image smiling boyishly as he silently assists his co-star in avoiding shame.
The actor enjoys enormous success in his career. The fourth film in his John Wick series, “John Wick: Chapter 4,” has approximately $430 million in box office receipts globally, making it the franchise’s highest-earning movie. The John Wick movie series’ box office profits have already surpassed $1 billion!
Reeves also always gives credit where credit is due to the cast and crew of his films. He bought a customized Rolex Submariner watch for each member of the four-man stunt squad he worked with on the movie as a thank-you gift. Additionally, he produced each of them a custom shirt that displayed how many times each man was killed by his role in the movie.
The actor is in a committed relationship with his partner Alexandra Grant in his private life.
The fact that the pair keeps the specifics of their lives and relationships confidential is likely what makes them most well-known. During a sit-down interview with PEOPLE, reeves recently spoke about his satisfaction with his artist partner.
The John Wick actor said, “A couple of days ago with my honey,” when asked when he last experienced happiness. We were sleeping. We had a connection. We were giggling, grinning, and laughing. I feel fantastic. Being together was just really great.
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