Jacob Elordi Sniffs the Candle Inspired by His Saltburn Bathtub Scene: ‘Smells Like a Washing Room’

Jacob Elordi embraces a viral bath candle inspired by his provocative scene in the Saltburn.

A 26-year-old actor stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday to promote his upcoming Saturday night live hosting debut, during which host Jimmy Fallon asked the Australian star what he thought of the candle that made headlines.

The scene in question features Elordi’s character Felix in a moment of solo intimacy in the bathtub, before Oliver (Barry Keoghan) starts drinking the leftover bathwater flowing down the drain. It inspired several sellers on Etsy and Amazon to create candles based on the scene, with names like “Jacob Elordi’s Bath Water,” in a variety of scents and materials.

“Cailee [Spaeny]my costar from Priscillahe actually sent me videos of people doing it,” Elordi told Fallon as the host held up a graphic of similar types of candles from different sellers.

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon January 18, 2024

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“I want to know who’s making the money, you know? My first thing was, ‘Great, where’s my money?’ “, joked the actor.

Fallon, 49, then got one of the candles from behind his table and asked his guest if he wanted to try the scent for himself.

After the host unscrewed the cap, Elordi picked up the candle and smelled it — and even pretended to take a good swig, mimicking Keoghan’s character in the film.

“It smells like laundry. Like detergent,” Elordi said with a laugh. – His clothes are clean.

Keoghan, 31, joked Diversity in Los Angeles earlier this month that “already [has] 10 of” viral bath candles inspired by the scene.

Jacob Elordi on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon January 18, 2024

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Saltburn writer/director Emerald Fennell recently spoke with PEOPLE about the messages in her boundary-pushing film, including a bathtub moment.

“What I mean by that scene,” she said, “is that I think that scene is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life… And I’m saying that anyone else is sure to feel that.”

Throwing out the bathwater marks just the beginning of Oliver’s alarming fixation on Felix and his wealthy family (played by Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver and Archie Madekwe).

With later Saltburn scenes involving late-night encounters and masturbating at the grave, Fennell, 38, said: “We wanted to present the feeling of that grasshopper love: impossible, carnivorous, forever, impossible vampire love. I think that’s what we did and every single person who made this movie did the most amazing job.”

Saltburn now streaming on Prime Video.

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