Elle Fanning Recalls Cannes Fainting Incident and Colin Firth’s Quick Reaction
Elle Fanning fainted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival dinner due to a tight dress, an incident witnessed by her sister and actor Colin Firth, highlighting her history of fainting.
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Elle Fanning Recalls Fainting at Cannes Film Festival 2019, Shares How Colin Firth Helped | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Elle Fanning Recalls Fainting at Cannes Film Festival 2019, Shares How Colin Firth Helped Elle Fanning looked back on a scary experience that she had at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The 27-year-old A Complete Unknown star attended the iconic French…
Elle Fanning Says Colin Firth ‘Rushed to My Side’ When She Fainted at Cannes in 2019 Because ‘My Dress Was Too Tight’: ‘It Was the Talk of the Festival’
Elle Fanning recently spoke to W Magazine for the publication’s Great Performances issue and remembered her infamous fainting incident at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where the actor was in attendance as a member of the competition jury. Fanning collapsed while seated at the Chopard Trophee dinner and said Colin Firth immediately came to her aid. “Yes, my dress was too tight,” Fanning said. “My sister was sitting at another table, and she sa…
Elle Fanning says Colin Firth rushed to help after she fainted because her dress was too tight: 'Very dramatic'
"My sister was sitting at another table, and she saw my chair just completely fall back," the actress said.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Elle Fanning in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 4, 2026; Colin Firth in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2022Key pointsElle Fanning fainted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival because her "dress was too tight."The Sentimental Value star said that her sister, Dakota Fanning, witnessed the…
Elle Fanning recently spoke to the magazine for the Great Performances edition of the publication and recalled her infamous blackout at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where the actress was present as a member of the jury of the competition. Fanning collapsed while she was sitting at the Chopard Trophy dinner and said that Colin Firth immediately came to her aid. “Yes, my dress was too tight,” Fanning said. “My sister was sitting on another table…
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