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Megan Behnke

The Story Behind That Time Jodie Foster Spilled An Orange Julius All Over Herself Live From New York The First Time She Hosted SNL

Jodie Foster on Saturday Night Live in 1976.

Over the years, Saturday Night Live has featured some A-list hosts. While there is a long list of surprising celebrities who have never hosted SNL, the list of those who have is even longer, making the sketch series as memorable as ever throughout its almost 50-season run. Among those who hosted back in the early days include a young Jodie Foster, who is now spilling the tea about what happened behind the scenes. 

At the time that Foster hosted, she was the youngest host at just 14 years old in 1976. She already had quite an impressive filmography with several film and TV roles under her belt as a major child actor, including Freaky Friday and Paper Moon. Despite having done so much already, she was still nervous to host SNL, which isn’t so surprising. Foster, now 61, opened up to Interview Magazine about that time, and how she had an Orange Julius drink spill all over her just before going live:

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