Kiernan Shipka Recalls Christmas 'Mishap' That Led to a Mysterious Facial Injury: 'Drank So Much' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Kiernan Shipka attends the premiere of “Red One - Alarmstufe Weihnachten!” at UCI Luxe Mercedes Platz on November 03, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.Photo:Sebastian Reuter/Getty

Sebastian Reuter/Getty

Kiernan Shipkais recalling a “big Christmas mishap.”

The actress, 24, has no problem remembering a Christmas-related disaster while on the Sunday, Nov. 3, red carpet for the Berlin, Germany, premiere of her new movieRed One. “I drank so much with my friends one night, and I woke up the next day and I had — I tell you — a massive hump on my nose,” she says.

Demonstrating the mysterious facial injury, she adds, “My nose literally went out a little and then back in.”

How did such an unfortunate incident occur? “I don’t know if I fell,” responds Shipka. “Unclear how it happened. It lasted a couple of weeks. It was a big Christmas mishap.”

Still, in the holiday spirit, she continues, “You know, we live, we learn, we have fun.”

Kiernan Shipka in ‘Red One’.Amazon MGM Studios

Amazon MGM Studios

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Kiernan Shipka attends the “Red One - Alarmstufe Weihnachten!” world premiere at UCI Luxe Uber Platz on November 3, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.Tristar Media/WireImage

Tristar Media/WireImage

“I never really played a classic villain before,” reflects the actress. “It felt like intimidating shoes to fill. I drew inspiration from a lot of different places. A lot of random stuff.”

Codenamed Red One, the character is “not what people might expect,” teases the Oscar winner. “It says in the script in the first description of Santa that he’s not exactly … jolly. And I thought that really helped me.”

(Left-right:) Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson, Bonnie Hunt, Jake Kasdan and Kristofer Hivju at the Germany premiere of “Red One” on Nov. 3.Sebastian Reuter/Getty

Shipka calls Simmons an “amazing” scene partner. “He’s so supportive. I mean, everyone — it’s heavyweights, this whole cast. Everyone is so good. And I was just watching, observing, exploring.”

Red Oneis in theaters Nov. 15.

source: people.com