Someone calls a health check Clueless with Alicia Silverstone as the star.
Her fans are concerned after the actress shared a TikTok video of herself eating berries from a bush that viewers say could be poisonous.
In the video, Silverstone asks viewers to help her identify the fruit she found on the side of the road as she shows herself taking a bite of it. The fruit, which resembles a red berry or cherry tomato, was identified by viewers as the Jerusalem cherry, which is poisonous to dogs and humans.
“I just bit into it because it was lying on the street and we were debating whether it was a tomato or not. It’s definitely not one because look at these leaves. So what the hell is this?!” she asks in the video.
Then she takes one and bites into it. “I don’t think it’s allowed to be eaten, but it tastes almost like a pepper? Does anyone know what it is? I don’t know what it is,” she says. “I need someone to tell me, I’m in England. Thanks!”
About an hour after sharing the video, Silverstone shared something from designer Christian Siriano to her TikTok story, but she hasn’t posted an update on social media since, causing concern among fans everywhere.
The video, which has now been viewed 1.7 million times, caught the attention of commenters. “WOMAN! UPDATE US. ARE YOU ALIVE AND OK?!” one viewer commented on her TikTok.
Another echoed the same sentiment, writing: “Okay, it’s 7am in England. Can you PLEASE update us? Just a quick ‘hey, I’m fine!'”
Others pointed out that these berries are called “itching powder” in England and “itching berries” in Scotland, even though they are “definitely not edible.”
“So she really has no idea,” joked another viewer.
Others were more shocked that she had eaten fruit from what appeared to be a fenced-in garden.
“Why would ANYONE eat random, unknown things off the street?!?” asked one fan.
According to MedlinePlus, a website of the National Library of Medicine, Jerusalem cherry belongs to the same family as the nightshade family. Poisoning can occur within 8-10 hours.
Symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, delirium, hallucinations, nausea, diarrhea and more.
Decider has reached out to Silverstone officials for an update on her health but has not received a response by the time of publication.
