Mary Steenburgen Says She Got Turned On By Controversial Actor In Love Scene

Meanwhile, Mary's co-star Jane Fonda also acknowledged getting hot and bothered with someone on camera.
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Mary Steenburgen indicated during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live that she was once genuinely turned on by an actor during a love scene.

The Oscar winner spilled the tea in a segment posted online on Friday, following a visit to the show last month.

When host Andy Cohen asked if she was brave enough to say more, she answered: Johnny Depp.

The two had a steamy encounter in the film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.

“Oh, damn,” reacted Jane Fonda, one of Steenburgen’s co-stars in the new film Book Club: The Next Chapter.

“Yeah!” Steenburgen replied.

 

Mary and Johny’s onscreen passion unfolded decades before his real-life domestic drama with ex-wife Amber Heard earned uncomfortable headlines around the world.

But the 1993 scene was memorable:

 

Jane, meanwhile, told Andy that she got truly hot and bothered by her Rollover co-star Kris Kristofferson, drawing approval from the host.

The trailer for the 1981 film includes snippets of their intimate scenes:

 

Another Book Club actor, Candice Bergen, told Andy that she had not gotten turned on with the cameras rolling.

The host extracted the dish during a game of Agree Or Disagree, with the guests having to respond to various prompts.

He got the ball rolling by saying: “I have never been genuinely turned on while filming a love scene. ... Agree or disagree?”

And when Mary and Jane both held up signs that said “disagree,” Andy pursued the matter further.