Matthew McConaughey has shocked fans by sharing a photo of his right eye swollen shut.
The actor, 54, revealed he had been stung by a bee, sending his 9.8 million Instagram followers into a frenzy.
In the photo, captioned “bee swell,” the Interstellar star smiles for the camera and appears to be in good spirits.
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It is unclear how McConaughey came to be stung, though some fans speculated it might have resulted from his latest project.
The actor starred in The Rivals Of Amziah King, which includes scenes of beekeeping. However, the film is now in post-production.
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Bear Grylls took to the comment section of McConaughey’s Instagram post, writing: “Oh yeah brother! I’ve been there… 😂😉”
It isn’t the first time McConaughey has worked with animals on set. He shared with Vulture that he had to pet a live tiger for his role in the 2016 film Gold.
“We shot that in New Mexico as the last scene of the movie, and I don’t think that’s coincidental. If something happened during that scene, they wouldn’t need me on the screen anymore,” the actor joked.
The tiger scene was originally meant to be shot in Thailand, but the location was changed out of caution.
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“We didn’t quite trust that tiger as much as we trusted the tiger in New Mexico,” the Dallas Buyers Club star explained.
“The Thai tiger was cheaper, but he was funky, man. He had been caught out of the wild, like, yesterday.”
When it was time to shoot the tiger scene, McConaughey had mixed feelings: “We were all kinda nervous and excited at the same time,” he said, adding, “They know I like to get off to that kind of buzz.”
“When you see me sweating there and saying, ‘I’m touchin’ a tiger,’ I didn’t have to act that. That was live.
“But trust me, I didn’t sit there touching that tiger’s head for a while. My heart was pounding pretty steady. What a great way to finish the last day of shooting.”
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