The scene in question sees Elordi’s character Felix having a moment of solo intimacy in a bathtub, before Oliver (Barry Keoghan) proceeds to drink the leftover bathwater flowing down the drain. It has inspired several sellers on Etsy and Amazon tocreate candles based on the scene, with names like “Jacob Elordi’s Bathwater,” in a variety of scents and materials.
“Cailee [Spaeny], my costar fromPriscilla, actually sent me the videos of people doing this,” Elordi told Fallon as the host held up a graphic of similar candle varieties from different sellers.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonJan. 18, 2024.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/Youtube
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/Youtube
“I wanna know who’s making the money, you know? My first thing was like, ‘Great, where’s my money?’ " the actor joked.
Fallon, 49, then procured one of the candles from behind his desk and asked his guest if he wanted to test out the scent for himself.
After the host unscrewed the cap, Elordi picked upthe candle and gave it a whiff— and even pretended to give it a good slurp, mimicking Keoghan’s character in the film.
“Smells like a washing room. Like detergent,” Elordi said with a laugh. “His clothes are clean.”
Jacob Elordi onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonJan. 18, 2024.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/Youtube
Saltburnwriter/directorEmerald Fennellrecently spoke with PEOPLE about the messages in her boundary-pushing film, including the bathtub moment.
“What I’m saying with that scene,” she said, “is I think that scene is thesexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life… And I’m saying that anyone else is safe to feel that.”
With laterSaltburnscenes involving late-night trysts and graveside self-gratification, Fennell, 38, said, “We wanted to present the feeling of that locust love: impossible, carnivorous, forever, impossible vampire love. I think that that is what we did and every single person making this film did the most unbelievable job.”
Saltburnis now streaming on Prime Video.
source: people.com
