Melissa McCarthy ‘hesitant’ to shoot this hilarious ‘Bridesmaids’ scene

Melissa McCarthy I rethought before filming one of the silliest scenes “Bridesmaids.”

The ‘Mike and Molly’ actor admitted in an interview that she was ‘hesitating’ about the now-infamous food poisoning scene in the 2011 hit film people magazine Published Thursday.

However, once the cameras started rolling, any worries about the stomach-churning bits were dispelled.

McCarthy said of the scene: “It turned out to be so much fun that the whole wedding party lost their lunch while wearing a luxurious wedding dress suitable for the wedding. Maya RudolphThe character Lillian.

supporting role kristen weig Everyone panicked when she chopped down a bunch of almonds for the scene.

“In addition, Kristen stuffed 72 Jordan almonds in her mouth,” recalls McCarthy. “There was a shot where she must have had 40 in it. We were like, ‘Kristen is going to choke.'”

The comedian admitted that things almost got out of hand, telling PEOPLE, “It was also very unprofessional acting because anyone who wasn’t in front of the camera was usually hunched over and shaking. None of us showed.”

“From a distance, we must have got food poisoning,” she joked. “Because sometimes we feel like … you can’t be with that group of people other than just being next to yourself.”

McCarthy said she would jump at the chance to follow up. “I’ll be doing a sequel to Bridesmaids this afternoon, right now. That group of women is the most amazing thing ever. Almost all of us are already really good friends. I think it was a magical time.”

As one of the stars of Disney’s live-action film, the actor is in for another magical experience. “The Little Mermaid.”

Fans were thrilled when they first saw it McCarthy as Ursula, The Sea Witch in a new trailer released last week at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

Fairy Tales starring Halle Bailey as Ariel opens May 26.