J. Smith-Cameron Says She Once Threw a Martini at Succession Costar Kieran Culkin: ‘He Was Asking for It’

J. Smith-Cameron had the perfect answer when her friend and Succession actor Kieran Culkin was “a slimy little puppy”.

The actress, 66, appeared on Wednesday’s episode Late Night with Seth Meyers and reflected on how her off-screen relationship with Culkin, 41, inspired the dynamic between their on-screen characters Gerri Kellman and Roman Roy.

As the two engaged in a power play on the HBO drama, Smith-Cameron opened up about an instance where she and the Emmy winner had their own prank fight.

Peacock’s star In Knowledge explained that Culkin once got a taste of his own medicine after spending dinner making fun of her. She said: “It was one evening after a table reading and we all went to dinner. He was just riding me the whole time, like he was terrible.”

Kieran Culkin and J. Smith-Cameron.

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The actress continued: “If I couldn’t hear something that everyone at the other end of the table was laughing at, I’d be like, ‘What did he say?’ What did he say?’ [and] he would say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, dear. Did you forget your hearing aids?’ Or, like, when I yawned, he’d say, ‘Is it past your bedtime?’ That’s so scary.’”

“So at one point I was just throwing martinis at him,” Smith-Cameron revealed as the 50-year-old host showed off a photo from the night where the two were standing next to each other as Culkin’s shirt looked wet. .

She added wittily, “He asked for it!” and thanked the audience as they responded with a standing ovation.

Smith-Cameron and Culkin have been open about their relationship and how it has affected their performances Succession ago.

Kieran Culkin and J. Smith-Cameron.

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In an Esquire In a March 2023 interview, the actress said she and the Golden Globe winner “were always kind of flirting on set.”

While she said that “it was never really flirting for one second,” she admitted that their back-and-forth served the show’s fan-favorite characters.

Recently, ahead of the 2023 Emmy Awards, Culkin revealed that Smith-Cameron was “really mad” that Gerri and Roman were never reunited with the series during Hey! Live from the red carpet interview before the show.

He said, “She’s like, ‘I thought something was going to happen.’ I always knew it would never quite happen. I feel like it’s not a show.”

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At the award ceremony, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World the actor also interrupted Smith-Cameron’s interview with Diversity. While imitating her voice, he joked: “I love Kieran Culkin and he’s my absolute favorite to work with, even though he’s an asshole to me and I hate him in our private life.”

“You really hate me, don’t you?” he said in his own voice before adding, “You look lovely. You smell nice.”

She then asked for a “little kiss” and the couple pecked sweetly.

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SuccessionThe fourth and final season was up for a whopping 27 nominations at the 2023 Emmy Awards. It ended up taking home a handful of awards, including the coveted Outstanding Drama Series Award and three acting awards (Culkin for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Sarah Snook for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Matthew Macfadyen for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series).

The HBO hit similarly picked up a handful of wins at the 2024 Golden Globes, including best television series – drama and acting nods for Culkin, Macfadyen, 49, and Snook, 36.

The acclaimed drama about the mechanisms of the Roy family and their media conglomerate Waystar-Royco ended its final season in May 2023.

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