From Herald Sun
This month, Ricci stars in Bel Ami, based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant. She plays Clotilde de Marelle, who’s seduced by social-climber Georges Duroy, played by Robert Pattinson. At the time of filming, Pattinson was at the peak of Twilight hysteria. Did the more experienced Ricci give him advice on handling the attention?
“God, no,” she says. “I’ve not experienced that kind of fame and I don’t think I ever will, so I wouldn’t have any advice to give.
“But it doesn’t seem to get to him at all,” she adds. “When we were shooting in Budapest, there were quite a few girls screaming on the street, but he wasn’t annoyed by it in the slightest.”
Ricci found herself in the position those girls dream of – filming love scenes with Pattinson. “We joked and had a laugh about it,” she says. “We made a point of trying to put each other at ease. It’s just part of the job. Sometimes those scenes can be funny, but they aren’t terribly thrilling.”
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