She has no idea at all.
Alicia Silverstone caused a stir after eating a berry that fans thought was poisonous in a TikTok video posted on Monday.
“I discovered something and I can’t figure out what it is and I need your help,” the actress said in the clip before showing off a berry that resembled a cherry tomato.
“I just bit into it because it was lying on the street,” she said, adding that she wanted to test whether it was a tomato.
Silverstone concluded that the fruit was “definitely not” a tomato because its leaves did not resemble those of a tomato plant. Additionally, the mysterious fruit appeared to have grown on a bush, while tomatoes grow on bushes.
“So what the hell is this?” she asked.
The “Clueless” star showed her followers that the inside of the fruit was filled with tiny seeds and admitted that she didn’t think she “should eat that.”
“It’s almost like pepper,” she said, chewing. “Does anyone know what this is? I don’t know. Someone has to tell me.”
Silverstone ended the video by saying that she had stumbled upon the red and yellow berry in England.
Fans quickly filled the comments section with their theories about what the fruit could be and expressed their concerns about her health.
“OMG NO!! The Jerusalem cherry is a very poisonous nightshade. Hope you’re well,” one person commented on the post.
Others agreed that Silverstone had eaten a Jerusalem artichoke. Some called the fruit “poisonous” and “dangerous,” while another claimed it “could be fatal.”
“Is Alicia okay??? We need an update!” wrote one internet user.
“Girl! Berries are either great or damn poisonous! Don’t eat anything from the bush,” urged one commenter, while another asked, “WOMAN! UPDATE US! ARE YOU ALIVE AND OKAY!?!”
“I learned from Girl Scouts that red is dead,” added another.
According to the Northern New England Poison Center, eating Jerusalem artichoke, also called Solanum pseudocapsicum, is “harmful” and can cause symptoms in humans such as vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, hallucinations and heart problems.
Silverstone has not yet posted another video, and her representatives did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
