Mikey’s acquired strikes.
Oscar winner Mikey Madison hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend and cheekily responded to critics of her pole-dancing expertise in her movie “Anora.”
“I performed all my own stunts for the film, including all the dancing, so it does kind of bother me when people assume it wasn’t actually me on the pole, because it was,” Madison, 26, mentioned throughout her opening monologue.
“I can prove it right now,” the actress added, as she walked in direction of a dancer’s pole.
The phase then reduce to a muscular individual in a brunette wig and Madison’s similar sparkly black costume doing spread-eagle handstands on the pole.
Madison performs a New York stripper who marries the rich son of a Russian oligarch in “Anora.” The movie, directed by Sean Baker, gained 5 Oscars together with Greatest Image, Greatest Director and Greatest Actress for Madison.
Heading into the Oscars, Demi Moore was predicted to win Greatest Actress for her efficiency in “The Substance,” which gained her a Golden Globe Award and a Display Actors Guild Award.
In her March 2 acceptance speech, Madison honored her fellow nominees — Moore, Karla Sofia Gascón, Cynthia Erivo and Fernanda Torres — and referred to as her win “a dream come true.” She additionally took a second to honor the intercourse employee group.
“Yes, I will continue to support and be an ally. All of the incredible people, the women that I’ve had the privilege of meeting from that community has been one of the highlights of this incredible experience,” she mentioned.
Throughout her “SNL” monologue, Madison mentioned she had a “crazy month” after the Oscars, “so in April I’m going to bed.”
“As you can tell, I have a pretty relaxed vibe in real life, and I try to incorporate that into all my roles,” she mentioned, as a spotlight reel performed of her in intense scenes in “Anora,” “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” and “Scream 5.”
“Just to clarify, those were two different characters who were lit on fire, and that’s range,” Madison added.
The “Better Things” star instructed the viewers that “growing up, I never actually planned on being an actor.”
“When I was a kid, I was very proud, self-proclaimed horse girl,” Madison continued. “A horse girl is basically a nerd, but with long hair. I even did homeschooling so I could spend more time at the barn.”
After exhibiting a photograph of her couple’s costume with horse Thumbelina as a toddler, Madison mentioned, “We were jailbirds arrested for the crime of stealing each other’s hearts. I know, it’s so hard to believe I was homeschooled, right?”
Madison’s “SNL” episode featured Morgan Wallen because the musical visitor. The nation singer, 31, walked off the stage earlier than Madison completed closing out the present.
