Fans are concerned about actress Alicia Silverstone after she posted a video to TikTok on Monday, which showed her eating an apparently poisonous fruit she found on the street.
The “Clueless” actress was in England and asked her followers if they could help her figure out what the fruit was.
“Okay, I’ve discovered something that I can’t figure out what it is and I need your help,” she said in the video. “I just bit into it because it was on the street and we are discussing whether this was a tomato or not.”
Silverstone, a known vegan, said she didn’t believe it was a tomato because of the leaves growing on the fruit.
She then showed her followers where the fruit came from, which was behind a fence, in what looked like in front of someone’s home.
“So what the heck is this? Because when you open it up it looks like that,” she said as she panned the video over fruit smashed on the ground showing numerous seeds. “And if I bite it. I don’t think you’re supposed to eat this, but it’s almost like a pepper. Does anyone know what this is? I don’t know what it is. I need someone to tell me.”
Fans immediately identified the fruit as a Jerusalem Cherry, which is native to South America and is poisonous, according to Gardening Know How.
“Despite their cheery colors, the fruit of the Jerusalem cherry houseplant is toxic and should be kept out of the reach of curious children and pets,” the website explained. “Any part of the plant that is ingested can cause poisoning and even death.
Ingesting the fruit can cause symptoms from abdominal pain, hallucination, paralysis and more, according to MedlinePlus.
Silverstone has not posted on social media since uploading the video.