Alicia Silverstone sparked concern with fans this week after she shared a video of herself eating a berry that many claimed to be "poisonous."
The Clueless star worried fans when she shared a video on TikTok on Monday (August 19) of her finding a mysterious berry while walking in England that she "can't figure out." Showing off the small orange fruit that slightly resembled a cherry tomato, she asked for fans' help identifying what it could be, per Page Six.
"I've discovered something, and I can't figure out what it is, and I need your help," she said, holding up what she thought could have been a tomato with a small bite taken out of it that revealed seeds inside. "I just bit into it because it was on the street."
Silverstone concluded that it's "definitely not" a tomato based on what the plant looks like but is still curious about "what the heck is this?" She then took another bite to say it's "almost like a pepper" while also acknowledging "I don't think you're supposed to eat this."
Fans flooded the comments of the video wondering why someone would "just [pick] something they don't what it is and [eat] it" and that "eating random stuff from bushes when you don't know what it is, is a level of non anxiety that I can only aspire to."
Several commenters said the berry could be a Jerusalem cherry, a species of nightshade that could be "poisonous" and "toxic." The Northern New England Poison Center states that the fruit is "harmful to eat" and ingesting a small amount of berries or leaves could cause one to "feel sick to [their] stomach, throw up or have diarrhea" while a consuming a larger amount could cause hallucinations, drowsiness and "problems with your heart rate," per People.
As of time Tuesday afternoon, Silverstone has not shared an update after consuming the potentially toxic berry while representatives for the actress didn't immediately respond to People for a comment.