Alicia Silverstone had followers freaking out over her well being … with some even asking if she was nonetheless alive … after she munched on what they recognized as a toxic berry.
The actress was clearly, ahem, “Clueless” about her snack selection … revealing in a TikTok clip Monday she had no concept what the orange berry was that she picked from a random bush in somebody’s yard throughout her newest UK journey.
Alicia admitted she’d already taken a chunk to determine it wasn’t a cherry tomato … however gave it one other chomp on digital camera, saying it kinda tasted like a pepper.
Realizing it most likely shouldn’t be consumed by a human, Alicia gave followers a close-up of the berry … which they rapidly recognized in her feedback as a Jerusalem Cherry … warning her it was so toxic it might be lethal.
When you do not take their phrase for it, the Northern New England Poison Heart says consuming a Jerusalem Cherry — AKA Solanum pseudocapsicum — can result in signs like vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, hallucinations and coronary heart points.
No official phrase but on how Alicia’s doing, however she posted just a few IGs after the video, so it appears she’s survived. Nonetheless, a serious life lesson … don’t munch on random fruit from different individuals’s bushes for those who can’t ID them!
