Usually, one needs to be decked out to get selected for a job, be it in Tinseltown or the whole wide world. However, it may not have been the case with Milla Jovovich, who shared that she got selected for her role in The Fifth Element because she was down with a hangover.

Jovovich, who starred in the director Luc Besson’s 1997 hit, The Fifth Element, revealed during an interview that it wasn’t her audition that impressed the French-origin filmmaker. Only when she appeared (genuinely) hungover after a wild party did Besson agree to cast her as Leeloo in the sci-fi action.

Reflecting on the hiring process, the 49-year-old star said that her messy hair and no makeup look did the ultimate trick.

Milla Jovovich shared the interesting way she got hired for The Fifth Element

Milla Jovovich revealed during an interview with GQ that initially she “auditioned for...