{"id":23969,"date":"2025-12-18T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=23969"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:04:48","slug":"i-felt-disgusted-and-wanted-to-vomit-liam-hemsworth-exposes-jennifer-lawrences-garlic-and-tuna-habit-before-kisses-on-the-hunger-games-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=23969","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Felt Disgusted and Wanted to Vomit\u201d \u2014 Liam Hemsworth Exposes Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s Garlic-and-Tuna Habit Before Kisses on The Hunger Games Set."},"content":{"rendered":"

In the dystopian world of <\/span>The Hunger Games<\/span><\/i>, Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne shared a bond forged in survival and shared trauma.<\/span> But on the actual film set, actor Liam Hemsworth was battling a very different kind of trauma\u2014one that involved tuna, garlic, and a playful lack of dental hygiene. While the “Everlark” versus “Galeniss” shipping wars divided fans, Hemsworth was busy trying to survive the “horrific” breath of his co-star and best friend, Jennifer Lawrence. In a series of candid interviews, the Australian actor revealed that what looked like a romantic moment on screen was often a biological hazard behind the scenes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Tuna and Garlic “Fair Warning”<\/span><\/h3>\n

The legend of the “stinky kiss” began during the filming of <\/span>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay \u2013 Part 1<\/span><\/i> (2014).<\/span> While the two stars are famously close friends, Lawrence apparently found great joy in testing the limits of that friendship.<\/span> Hemsworth famously told Jimmy Fallon on <\/span>The Tonight Show<\/span><\/i> that any time he had to kiss Jennifer was “pretty uncomfortable.”<\/span> He explained that right before a scene, she would make a point of eating garlic or tuna and would then proudly announce, “I didn’t brush my teeth.”<\/span> Hemsworth\u2019s sarcastic response? “Fantastic, I can\u2019t wait to get in there and taste it!”<\/span><\/p>\n

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The “Olfactory Prank” Breakdown:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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    The Menu:<\/b> Primarily tuna fish, garlic, and occasionally sandwiches with mustard and raw red onions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The Timing:<\/b> Consumed immediately before the director shouted “action.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The Warning:<\/b> Lawrence defended herself at press conferences by stating she at least gave him “fair warning” before the cameras rolled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    The “A-List” Double Standard<\/span><\/h3>\n

    The “disgusting” habit wasn’t a universal rule for Lawrence; it was a treatment reserved specifically for her close friends. In a hilarious 2023 appearance on the YouTube series <\/span>Hot Ones<\/span><\/i>, Jennifer Lawrence finally addressed the decade-long critique.<\/span> She laughingly told host Sean Evans that the incidents were “not intentional,” claiming it was simply what she was eating that day and that Hemsworth should “get over it.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    However, Lawrence previously admitted to a clear double standard. While she didn’t care about her breath for Hemsworth or Josh Hutcherson, she was “really clean” and “ate lots of mints” before kissing “real stars” like <\/span>Christian Bale<\/span><\/b> or <\/span>Bradley Cooper<\/span><\/b> in films like <\/span>American Hustle<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Silver Linings Playbook<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    A Friendship Forged in “Mustard and Onions”<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Despite the “vomit-inducing” scents, the bond between the two remains unbreakable. Lawrence has often credited Hemsworth with teaching her how to have a “backbone” in the industry, specifically during negotiations.<\/span> She described him as “always fair, always kind, and always strong,” noting that his friendship was the “biggest surprise” of her <\/span>Hunger Games<\/span><\/i> experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Notable Sophie Turner Milestones:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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      2014:<\/b> The “Tuna-gate” story first goes viral after Hemsworth’s Tonight Show<\/i> appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      2015:<\/span><\/b> Lawrence admits on <\/span>Watch What Happens Live<\/span><\/i> that she and Hemsworth shared a real-life kiss off-camera (when they were both single).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      2023:<\/span><\/b> Lawrence revisits the prank on <\/span>Hot Ones<\/span><\/i>, officially telling Liam to “get over it.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      The Final Verdict<\/span><\/h3>\n

      As of late 2025, The Hunger Games<\/i> franchise continues to thrive through prequels like The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/i>, but the original cast’s stories remain the peak of behind-the-scenes lore. While Katniss Everdeen was the “Girl on Fire,” Liam Hemsworth will always remember her as the girl on tuna. It\u2019s a reminder that in Hollywood, the most romantic scenes are often built on a foundation of professional resilience\u2014and a lot of held breath.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In the dystopian world of The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne shared a bond forged in survival and shared trauma. But on the actual film set, actor Liam Hemsworth was battling a very different kind of trauma\u2014one that involved tuna, garlic, and a playful lack of dental hygiene. While the “Everlark” versus “Galeniss”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23969\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}