Vivica A. Fox just reminded everybody she’s had a front-row seat to some of Hollywood’s finest leading men, and apparently Morris Chestnut still sits at the top of the list. During a recent conversation with Radio Andy’s Bevy Smith, the actress opened up about her most memorable on-screen kisses, and the internet probably could’ve guessed where this was headed.
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Without hesitation, Fox named Morris Chestnut her number one.
“Morris Chestnut. Chocolate himself,” she said, making it clear the title was locked in. But she also gave Larenz Tate his flowers, admitting their chemistry almost had her slipping out of actress mode completely.
“Oh my gosh. Larenz was another one I had to forget we was rolling. You know, I was like, ‘Cut. Cut, Vivica.’”
That confession alone sent social media into auntie-approved chaos, especially considering both actors have long been considered two of the smoothest men to ever touch a movie screen. Fox starred alongside Chestnut in the 2001 romantic comedy Two Can Play That Game, while she and Tate shared the screen in Why Do Fools Fall in Love back in 1998.
Still, Fox made it clear she never let on-screen chemistry spill into real life. When Bevy Smith asked whether she ever crossed the line with co-stars, Fox quickly shut the idea down while quoting one of the oldest workplace rules in the book.
“You don’t shit where you eat,” Smith said before Fox laughed and agreed. “I’m so glad she said it for me.”
Fox explained that relationships on set can easily become messy once the excitement fades, especially when productions still have to work together afterward. According to her, that tension can affect everybody involved.
And honestly, hearing Vivica A. Fox talk about Hollywood chemistry like a seasoned survivor of fine men and film sets feels exactly like the kind of honesty people love her for.
