Halle Berry reveals James Bond star Pierce Brosnan saved her from choking while filming Die Another Day
She wowed James Bond and movie audiences alike as Jinx in 2002’s Die Another Day.
And on Tuesday night, during an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Halle Berry revealed that 007 star Pierce Brosnan literally saved her life during filming.
‘I was supposed to be all sexy, trying to seduce him with a fig, and then I end up choking on it and he had to get up and do the Heimlich,’ the 53-year-old actress revealed.
Risky business: Halle Berry has revealed that Pierce Brosnan saved her from choking while filming what was supposed to be a sexy scene for Bond movie Die Another Day
‘That was so not sexy,’ she added, laughing.
Halle added: ‘James Bond knows how to Heimlich! He was there for me, he will always be one of my favorite people in the whole world.’
The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person’s windpipe by applying strong sudden pressure to the abdomen between the belly button and rib cage.
Remote late night: The acttress, 53, recounted the story during an appearance from her home on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday
True story: ‘I was supposed to be all sexy, trying to seduce him with a fig, and then I end up choking on it and he had to get up and do the Heimlich,’ she told Fallon
Lifesaver: Halle added: ‘James Bond knows how to Heimlich! He was there for me, he will always be one of my favorite people in the whole world.’ Halle and Pierce are pictured in 2003
Almost choking to death on a fig wasn’t the only scary moment for Halle while filming Brosnan’s final outing as the smooth-talking British secret agent with a license to kill.
The actress suffered an injury during an action sequence being shot in Cadiz, Spain, when debris from a smoke grenade stunt lodged in her left eye.
According to EW.com at the time, she was transported to a local hospital where doctors removed the piece of shrapnel and while she suffered an inflamed cornea, Halle was soon back at work.
Die Another Day was also famous for Halle’s recreation of the celebrated scene in Dr. No where Ursula Andress emerged from the ocean dripping in water.
Jinx-ed: Previously known was that Halle suffered an injury during an action sequence being shot in Cadiz, Spain, when debris from a smoke grenade stunt lodged in her left eye
Bond girl: Die Another Day was also famous for Halle’s recreation of the celebrated scene in Dr. No where Ursula Andress emerged from the ocean dripping in water
Halle was last seen on the big screen in last year’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum opposite Keanu Reeves.
Next up will be Bruised, a drama set in the world of mixed martial arts which the actress not only stars in but also directs.
She is also attached to star in a remake of the 1985 classic Jagged Edge, which starred Jeff Bridges as an accused wife murderer and Glenn Close as the celebrated attorney he hires to convince a jury of his innocence.
Fighting fit: Next up for the actress will be Bruised, a drama set in the world of mixed martial arts which she not only stars in but also directs. And she’s been getting ripped for the part