Jurnee Smollett reveals she once caught her besotted mother trying to FLIRT with Chris Hemsworth

Australian heartthrob Chris Hemsworth makes thousands across the world swoon.

And American actress Jurnee Smollett, 34, has explained that things were no different for her mother, Janet, who took a shining to the hunk when their paths crossed on The Ellen Degeneres Show four years ago.

In her second interview with the talk show host on Tuesday, the Lovecraft Country star recalled: ‘I remember meeting him [Chris] because my mum was flirting with him’.

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The Underground actress’ outrage was evident as she continued: ‘My mum was telling him that he’s a tall drink of water!’

Ellen replied: ‘Who doesn’t flirt with Chris Hemwsorth? I flirt with Chris Hemsworth!’

The conversation about the attractive 37-year-old began when Jurnee explained she would soon be heading to Queensland, Australia, to film for her new movie with Chris and Miles Teller.

The movie is called Spiderhead, a sci-fi drama about criminals undergoing emotion-altering drug testing.

Spiderhead is believed to be part of Chris’ four-movie deal with streaming service, Netflix, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Chris has already enjoyed massive success with his previous Netflix film, Extraction.

The 2020 blockbuster is one of Netflix’s most-watched feature films, with more than 99 million views on the streaming platform in the first four weeks.

Meanwhile, Jurnee also revealed that she was not looking forward to having to quarantine for two weeks when arriving in Australia.

She said: ‘Australia does not play. When we land the army, the local police and I think another group of people will be greeting all of us, and taking us to a hotel that no one knows whether it’s a good hotel or bad.

‘Me and my son will be in one room for 14 days together unable to leave, they’re gonna take our keys, and I need you to pray for me, because if I can survive this, there’s nothing I can’t do,’ she added.