Jennifer Lawrence reveals the truth behind the Joanna Lumley rudeness controversy
“Everybody thought that I was being rude”
Joanna Lumley / Jennifer Lawrence
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 20th Feb 2018
The BAFTAs, one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in the film industry, took place at the weekend. This time the event was hosted by actress Joanna Lumley and saw the British film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri pick up five awards, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film.
However, following the event many were talking about Jennifer Lawrence who apparently threw shade at Joanna Lumley, after coming out to present the first award of the evening. As host Joanna introduced the X-Men: Apocalypse actress as "the hottest actress on the planet" and "the ravishing Jennifer Lawrence", Jennifer came out and responded with "Hi, that was a bit much, but thank you, Joanna."
Joanna Lumley
Now, Jennifer has put the record straight, saying it was an "inside joke" and she wasn't being rude. She told Ronan Keating on the Magic Radio Breakfast Show that the pair were backstage chatting about how Joanna should introduce the Hollywood actress. Jennifer was joking, "Joanna and I are both about to go out and she was like about to present me, and I was just like 'adjective after adjective, just tall, beautiful, just say that I'm this and that!".
So when Joanna described Jennifer as all these amazing things, Jennifer responded with "that was a bit much!"
Jennifer compared the situation to the 2004 film Mean Girls saying, “Everybody thought that I was being rude. But to be fair, I couldn’t have just walked out after she was like, “biggest movie star in the world!!” And I’d just walked out and gone “thank you Joanna”. It would have been like, “so you agree? You think you’re really pretty”.
Watch the interview with Jennifer Lawrence below:
In 2017 Jennifer Lawrence was one of the highest-paid actresses according to Forbes', see who else made the top 10:
10) Amy Adams - $11,500,000
Five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams has won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her performances in American Hustle and Big Eyes.
Jennifer Lawrence reveals the truth behind the Joanna Lumley rudeness controversy
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1) Emma Stone - $26,000,000
Emma Stone is number one on the list for the first time ever, earning her biggest ever pay day thanks to the success of La La Land. Her earnings are up 160% from $10 million last year to $26 million.
10) Amy Adams - $11,500,000
Five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams has won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her performances in American Hustle and Big Eyes.
9) Julia Roberts - $12,000,000
This year Julia Roberts has provided her voice for Smurf Willow in Smurfs: The Lost Village and also appeared on an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
8) Cate Blanchett - $12,000,000
Multi award winner Cate Blanchett has starred in both films and on stage recently. She made Broadway debut in The Present earlier this year.
Joint 6) Charlize Theron - $14,000,000
Recently starring Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron is also an executive producer on Netflix series Girlboss and MINDHUNTER.
Joint 6) Emma Watson - $14,000,000
Emma Watson joins the list for the first time after banking her paycheck for Beauty and the Beast.
5) Mila Kunis - $15,500,000
Born in Ukraine, Mila Kunis moved to Los Angeles with her family at the age of seven. Since 1999, she has voiced Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy, as well as starring in a number of films including Black Swan for which she received a Golden Globe Nomination.
4) Melissa McCarthy - $18,000,000
Melissa McCarthy has appeared in countless comedies Bridesmaids, The Hangover Part III and Spy. Last year she also appeared in the all-female Ghostbusters remake.
3) Jennifer Lawrence - $24,000,000
Third-ranked Jennifer Lawrence earned just over half her 2016 total. But don't worry—she still made $24 million!
2) Jennifer Aniston - $25,500,000
Jennifer Aniston makes her millions from films and lucrative endorsement deals with the likes of Aveeno, Smartwater and Emirates airlines.
1) Emma Stone - $26,000,000
Emma Stone is number one on the list for the first time ever, earning her biggest ever pay day thanks to the success of La La Land. Her earnings are up 160% from $10 million last year to $26 million.
10) Amy Adams - $11,500,000
Five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams has won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her performances in American Hustle and Big Eyes.
9) Julia Roberts - $12,000,000
This year Julia Roberts has provided her voice for Smurf Willow in Smurfs: The Lost Village and also appeared on an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
8) Cate Blanchett - $12,000,000
Multi award winner Cate Blanchett has starred in both films and on stage recently. She made Broadway debut in The Present earlier this year.
Joint 6) Charlize Theron - $14,000,000
Recently starring Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron is also an executive producer on Netflix series Girlboss and MINDHUNTER.
Joint 6) Emma Watson - $14,000,000
Emma Watson joins the list for the first time after banking her paycheck for Beauty and the Beast.
5) Mila Kunis - $15,500,000
Born in Ukraine, Mila Kunis moved to Los Angeles with her family at the age of seven. Since 1999, she has voiced Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy, as well as starring in a number of films including Black Swan for which she received a Golden Globe Nomination.
4) Melissa McCarthy - $18,000,000
Melissa McCarthy has appeared in countless comedies Bridesmaids, The Hangover Part III and Spy. Last year she also appeared in the all-female Ghostbusters remake.
3) Jennifer Lawrence - $24,000,000
Third-ranked Jennifer Lawrence earned just over half her 2016 total. But don't worry—she still made $24 million!
2) Jennifer Aniston - $25,500,000
Jennifer Aniston makes her millions from films and lucrative endorsement deals with the likes of Aveeno, Smartwater and Emirates airlines.
1) Emma Stone - $26,000,000
Emma Stone is number one on the list for the first time ever, earning her biggest ever pay day thanks to the success of La La Land. Her earnings are up 160% from $10 million last year to $26 million.
On the night Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up five awards, with other big winners including The Shape of Water which won three awards. Guillermo del Toro won for Director and composer, Alexandre Desplat collected the Original Music award, his third BAFTA win and the film also won Production Design.
We caught up with Daniel Kaluuya who won the EE Rising Star Award, which was voted for by the public. You can see what he had to say in the video below.
Jennifer Lawrence was speaking to Ronan Keating from the Magic Radio Breakfast Show.
