Current:Home > reviewsAlicia Silverstone leaves fans concerned after eating possibly poisonous fruit -CapitalTrack
Alicia Silverstone leaves fans concerned after eating possibly poisonous fruit
View
Date:2025-04-23 07:16:24
Alicia Silverstone is clueless about what she just ate, and fans are worried.
The "Clueless" star, 47, in a TikTok video on Monday bit into a fruit she found on the street in England and asked her followers to help identify it.
"It was on the street and we were discussing whether this was a tomato or not. It's definitely not, because look at these leaves," she said in the clip, showing the plant where the fruit came from. "... So what the heck is this?"
As she took a bite of the fruit, Silverstone said, "I don't think you're supposed to eat this. It's almost like a pepper. Does anyone know what this is?"
In the comments, fans speculated that the plant may have been a solanum pseudocapsicum, also known as Jerusalem cherry. According to Gardening Know How, the Jerusalem cherry houseplant's fruit is "toxic," and "any part of the plant that is ingested can cause poisoning and even death."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Eating a few berries or leaves from a Jerusalem cherry may cause a person to feel sick, throw up or have diarrhea, while eating a larger amount could cause drowsiness, hallucinations or heart rate problems, the Northern New England Poison Center says.
Alicia Silverstonesays she was kicked off a dating site — twice
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Silverstone.
"Jerusalem Cherry … They are poisonous," one fan commented on the TikTok, receiving more than 6,000 likes.
Other fans questioned why the actress would have eaten something that she hadn't identified in the first place.
Alicia Silverstonecredits son's vegan diet for anger-free, 'harmonious' relationship
"Eating random stuff from bushes when you don't know what it is, is a level of non anxiety that I can only aspire to," one commenter joked, while another asked, "Who just picks something they don't know what it is and eats it."
Roughly 20 hours after Silverstone shared her TikTok, she had not posted a follow-up video, adding to the fan concern. "Can someone tag me when we know she's OK," a comment on the TikTok said.
Silverstone also shared the clip on Instagram, where fans were equally concerned and confused, with one follower writing, "Stop eating fruits from unknown sources, ma'am."
veryGood! (4915)
Related
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- The improbable fame of a hijab-wearing teen rapper from a poor neighborhood in Mumbai
- Toddlers and Tiaras' Eden Wood Is All Grown Up Graduating High School As Valedictorian
- North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Climate Change Threatens the World’s Fisheries, Food Billions of People Rely On
- Diet culture can hurt kids. This author advises parents to reclaim the word 'fat'
- Basketball powers Kansas and North Carolina will face each other in home-and-home series
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- 4 people found dead at home in Idaho; neighbor arrested
Ranking
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Is a 1960 treaty between Pakistan and India killing the mighty Ravi River?
- Music program aims to increase diversity in college music departments
- Kim Kardashian Shares How Growing Up With Cameras Affects Her Kids
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Small U.S. Solar Businesses Suffering from Tariffs on Imported Chinese Panels
- Knoxville has only one Black-owned radio station. The FCC is threatening its license.
- 13 years after bariatric surgery, a 27-year-old says it changed her life
Recommendation
Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
Basketball powers Kansas and North Carolina will face each other in home-and-home series
This GOP member is urging for action on gun control and abortion rights
Why Are Hurricanes Like Dorian Stalling, and Is Global Warming Involved?
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
A flash in the pan? Just weeks after launch, Instagram Threads app is already faltering
Fishing crew denied $3.5 million prize after their 619-pound marlin is bitten by a shark
Sydney Sweeney Makes Euphoric Appearance With Fiancé Jonathan Davino in Cannes