19. She almost drowned on set
Anyone who has watched an episode of I Love Lucy knows how eccentric and “out there” the character of Lucy Ricardo can be. An example would be a scene in the famous episode “Lucy’s Italian Movie”. Lucy was given a role in a movie that involves crushing grapes the old-fashioned way: by foot. She eventually gets into a grape throwing match with one of the more experienced grape crushers and a scuffle ensues. While hilarious to watch, it turns out while filming that scene, Lucille almost really drowned. The actress with whom she shot this scene did not speak or understand English very well. As such, she ended up holding Lucy’s head under the grape juice in which they were standing, for just a little bit too long. Almost drowning her in the process!