Thandie Newton, nefarious prankster
By Spirit FingersFar from being the serious and introspective actress who locks herself in her trailer to meticulously hone her craft, Thandie Newton terrorised her co-stars on the set of Run, Fatboy, Run with all manner of wacky hijinks. According to director David Schwimmer:
“Thandie Newton was the queen of the pranks. When Simon was on set working, she would put cellophane on his toilet so when he went to go to the bathroom he splashed everywhere. She would take old underwear and rub it with Marmite and put it in his trailer… It was pretty disgusting.”
“I think the best one was when we were doing the press junket together in London, where the movie opened. Thandie, Simon and I were in three different rooms with all these on camera interviews. Thandie had got there hours before Simon and I, and she had filled every one of his 12 giant bottles of water with vodka. So when he was in the middle of his first interview on camera and he goes to take a (swig) during the interview, a huge gulp and just spits up everywhere all over the interviewer. That was probably the best prank.”
But come red carpet time, the tables had turned and it was Thandie who found her elegant lace creation had mysteriously shrunk into a kicky little playsuit.
