Jennifer Lawrence has been interviewed by Ellen DeGeneres while sitting on the toilet in a TV stunt that made the Hollywood actress’s totally normal childhood dream come true.
The Oscar winner revealed that before she shot to fame, she used to while away time in the loo answering questions in an imaginary chat with the famous talk show host – so Ellen decided to fulfil her childhood fantasy.
During one of her final episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen called up new mum Jennifer and asked her about her bathroom daydreams, explaining: ‘The show is winding down and I’ve gotten a lot of awfully sweet messages from people, one of whom was Jennifer Lawrence – not to brag but we’re neighbours – and she told me how sad she was the show is ending and that when she was a kid living in Kentucky, she used to sit on the toilet and pretend that I was interviewing her.’
I mean, haven’t we all, right?
Ellen continued: ‘So I thought I can’t end the show without doing that so I’m going to call her, she’s on her toilet right now, and I’m going to call and interview her.’
Jennifer, always game for these sorts of things, answered the phone, sounding delighted, and told Ellen about how she used to imagine being a celebrity and answering questions from the host.
She admitted she also took part in fantasy interviews with other TV hosts including Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman, but a lot of the time it was the Finding Dory star.
‘Years spent on the toilet,’ she reminisced. ‘I was really into your show, so pretty much every time it was a number two it was you…’
As 64-year-old Ellen said that she was ‘honoured’, Jennifer responded: ‘I’m honoured – look at me now!’
The Hunger Games star added: ‘I really manifested hard on there, you know maybe that’s the lesson – take your time. Don’t rush it… I got so much done there.’
Explaining that it was a teenage activity of hers, she continued: ‘Your show started when I was like 13 so I’d say [I did it from] like 13 to 17. My formative years on the toilet…’
During the chat it was also revealed that Jennifer lives in Ellen’s former home in California and the TV host now lives next door.
The interview concluded with Ellen quizzing Jennifer on the part she was most disappointed not to land (Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, if you were wondering) before the actress half-jokingly told the presenter: ‘See you tonight!’
Ellen’s final episode of her long-running chatshow, which she has already filmed, will air on May 26.
Her final guest will be Friends star Jennifer Anniston, who served as her first-ever interviewee on the show back when it started in 2003.
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The Ellen Show airs weekdays at 2pm on ITV2 and the final episode airs on May 26.
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