Miles Teller"felt the vibe" when he metPrince Williamin London.
On Wednesday, theTop Gun: Maverickactor, 35, toldJimmy Fallonthat he messed up “right off the bat” whenhe and the movie’s cast met Prince William, 40, andKate Middletonat the film’sU.K. premiere in May.
“Oh they give you like a full kind of rules, like do’s and don’ts, and there’s a lot of etiquette,” Teller told Fallon onThe Tonight Show. “So I kind of had a sheet to prep to make sure I didn’t mess it up,” he added before going on to explain that he may have greeted the new Prince and Princess of Wales slightly over-enthusiastically.
“You’re not supposed to, like, extend your hand right off the bat unless — unless they do,” Teller told Fallon. “But I felt the vibe, so I was like ‘I’m going in, I’m going in,’ and to their credit they were very disarming.”
As Fallon showed the audience a photo of Teller and co-starJennifer Connellyinteracting with the royal couple, Teller joked that “right there I’m honestly lost inPrince William’s — in his eyes.”
Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Prince William and Kate Middleton.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage
“His eyes? I mean, blue as the bluest ocean, Jimmy,” he said. “What do you want? Bora Bora.”
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When Fallon asked if Teller had started “going gaga” as the royal couple approached, Teller joked that he “blacked out” upon meeting William in particular.
“Kate is very — you know, beautiful and you know, cordial and holds herself so well, yeah, regal,” Teller said. “With William, I don’t know, I just… I blacked out.”
After Fallon showed another picture from moments later in the interaction, Teller said Connelly, 51, was “already on alert” that he might drive the meeting sideways.
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“And then Jennifer Connelly looks at you and she goes ‘that was weird what you just did to him,’ " Fallon said as he interpreted the second photo.
“She knew because I standing next to Jen,” Teller explained. “I was kind of riffing on what this interaction was going to be like. So I think she was already on alert if she thought I was going to go a bit rogue about the whole thing.”
“But I think he’s a lifelong fan now,” he added about the second in line to the British throne. “(I was) Just picking up what he was putting down.”
source: people.com
