Annette Bening says this was Warren Beatty’s ‘biggest aphrodisiac’ when they met
nypost.comAnnette Bening is still smitten with her husband Warren Beatty after all these years.Bening, 65, recalled first being infatuated with Beatty’s mind upon meeting the actor to play a role in his highly anticipated 1991 film, “Bugsy.”During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Bening said Beatty’s intellect was initially what drew her to Warren.“He was making this movie.
So, they hired me to play the woman in the movie, and, yeah, we fell in love,” she told Drew. When Barrymore asked if it was a “love at first sight” situation, Bening laughed and claimed that’s exactly what Warren thought.“So, for me, I have to be honest,” Bening explained. “I was going to meet him, and he was incredibly intelligent.
That was honestly the most — [that was] the biggest aphrodisiac,” she said. “Funny and super smart. Now, he is also very handsome.”“That doesn’t hurt.
He’s not Warren Beatty for nothing,” Barrymore added.“It didn’t hurt,” Bening agreed. “I thought, ‘Wow, this is quite a guy.’”Bening had previously starred on Broadway and made her film debut in “The Great Outdoors” with Dan Aykroyd and John Candy but caught Beatty’s eye for her role as a con artist in the 1990 flick.Beatty’s long-anticipated passion project was coming to life and needed a star, and he cast Bening as Virginia Hill in “Bugsy” after remembering her audition from another Beatty favorite, “Dick Tracy.”He reportedly told director Barry Levinson, “She’s terrific.
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