Kate Beckinsaleis opening up about her intelligence and why thinks it may have been a “handicap” in her career.
“I think she had me tested because very bright children are near unbearable,” she said, laughing.
While on the air, theUnderworldstar even called her mother, who revealed Beckinsale’s score was 152. A score of 100 is considered to be average, while a score of 130 or higher is considered a high IQ, according toHealthline.
“I wish I had an IQ of 152,” Stern replied, to which Beckinsale said, “You don’t.”
“Every single doctor, every single person I’ve ever come across has said, ‘You’d be so much happier if you were 30 percent less smart,'” she continued. “It’s no good to me, though. It’s really not helpful to me in my career. I just think it might have been a handicap actually.”
Kate Beckinsale.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
When Stern asked if having a high IQ affected her dating life, the actress confessed, “I’ve always found I can forgive an awful lot if somebody’s funny. So, there’s a certain degree of intelligence in somebody funny that I’m able to mess with.”
On Monday, Beckinsale appeared onThe Late Late Show with James Cordenwhere she opened up about her painful leg injury,which took place while she was filming the moviePrisoner’s Daughterin Las Vegas.
“Having done eight or 900 action movies, I hurt myself putting on a pair of leggings in my hotel room,” Beckinsale quipped to hostJames Cordenand her fellow guest,Dave Grohl.
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After she hurt herself, Beckinsale revealed she struggled to leave the hotel room and travel to the hospital because she was unable to sit or stand.
“Eventually an ambulance came and they sort of rolled out a sheet and picked me up in it, like a sort of sausage, and put me on a gurney,” she laughed.
Beckinsale assured viewers, “I’m alright now.”
source: people.com
