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Elizabeth Banks almost died in ‘terrifying’ choking incident while filming new movie: ‘Literally couldn’t breathe’
By Eileen Reslen,
4 hours ago
Elizabeth Banks nearly kicked the bucket while making her new movie, “Skincare.”
“I had my first ever choking incident,” the actress, 50, revealed on “Good Morning America” Tuesday, explaining the “scary” ordeal occurred while she was “alone” in her trailer while on a break from filming.
Banks had been enjoying a meal for lunch when a “little green pea” got lodged in her throat.
“I threw the door open — couldn’t make any noise, was so afraid,” the “Pitch Perfect” star said before admitting, “It was terrifying.”
Elizabeth Banks revealed on “Good Morning America” Tuesday that she had a choking incident while on set of her new movie. GMA/TikTok “It was terrifying,” Banks, seen here on “Good Morning America Tuesday, added. GMA/TikTok
Fortunately, a crew member then approached her and asked, “‘Are you choking?'” When she confirmed “yes,” he proceeded to “very calmly” give her the Heimlich maneuver.
The first aid technique consists of an individual applying pressure against the abdomen of the person choking to force out the object blocking the airways.
“He had to do it twice,” Banks said. “His name is Julius. He is my guardian angel. Julius, I love you.”
The “Charlie’s Angel” star added that Julius, whose last name she did not disclose, “saved [her] life” and so she wanted to use her platform to encourage people to learn how to do the Heimlich maneuver.
Banks said a crew member named Julius — whom she referred to as her “guardian angel” on “Good Morning America Tuesday — “saved” her life. GMA/TikTok
Banks, photographed here outside of the ABC studios Tuesday, said she now wants to spread awareness about the benefits of learning the Heimlich maneuver. GC Images
“Make sure you know how to do it,” she insisted. “Talk to your friends and family about it.”
Banks said there are many misconceptions about the method, including how some people are “worried” about cracking the person’s rib while doing it.
“They’re dying, so crack a rib if you have to,” the “Hunger Games: Mockingbird” actress said. “I would’ve been fine with a cracked rib. I literally couldn’t breathe, and it was super scary.”
The Heimlich maneuver has proven successful for many people, including “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Vicki Gunvalson, who talked about when pal Tamra Judge used the technique on her .
Bank’s choking incident took place while she was in her trailer on a break from filming. IFC Films “I literally couldn’t breathe, and it was super scary,” Banks, seen here in a scene from “Skincare,” said on “Good Morning America.” IFC Films “Skincare” is scheduled to come out in theaters on August 16. IFC Films
“We laugh about it now, but I was, like, ‘You saved my life,’ and she goes, ‘You dumb cluck,’” the reality star, 62, exclusively told us in 2022.
However, when Mike Sorrentino’s young son recently suffered a choking incident , the “Jersey Shore” star and his wife, Lauren Sorrentino, turned to an alternate method.
The MTV star, 42, informed his followers via Instagram that they used “the @dechoker 🤝,” an anti-choking device, to save their 2-year-old son Romeo’s life.
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