‘Steven Seagal just threw me in the pool’: This host wasn’t expecting it!

Before he starred alongside Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in Jungle Cruise in 2021 and after starring in Garry Marshall’s Happy Mother’s Day in 2016, English comedian and comedian Jack Whitehall appeared in his own documentary series in 2017 as his protagonist. Jack Whitehall: A Trip With My Father Debuts on Netflix We Follow Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael Whitehall, on an epic journey around the world as they often find themselves in silly and awkward situations.

In the first season, which was dedicated to Southeast Asia, the duo visited Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, and it was in Bangkok that Steven Seagal intervened, as the actor said in an interview with BUILD Series.

“The weirdest moment of the trip was probably this scene with Steven Seagal that takes place in episode 3. We’re in Bangkok, I’m in a hotel, I’m walking, I pass a restaurant and I see Steven Seagal trying to eat breakfast. . I said, “This is Casey Ryback, and I think he’s having breakfast at our hotel. I have to go over there and record something.” So I went over there and asked, “Can I take a selfie?”“- he started talking.

manager of Steven Seagal is an Englishman, then recognizes the actor and informs his client.

“His manager was English: “Oh it’s Jack Whitehall, he’s a comedian in the UK, Stephen”. And Stephen said, “What are you doing?” ‘I’m taking a travel diary.’ Then he said, “Do you want me to be in it?” I said yes, I want it. He said, “Well, I have an idea, it’s going to be really funny, I’m going to leave the hotel and you come up to me and ask me this question.” It was something like the essence of Zen. So I said okay and I went and told the producers to go and film because I think Steven Seagal is going to come in and make a joke on camera.“

And then the scene happens: “He came out and I said, ‘Hi Steven Seagal, I’m a fan of yours. What is the essence of Zen?’ And he threw me in the lake, because the essence of Zen is to dive into it… He didn’t tell me he was going to do that, he just threw me in the pool and then he left, got in his car. And left without signing or explaining what it meant. It was so surreal and we were all just standing there thinking, “What happened? I just took a judo from Casey Ryback and got in the tank.’“

Watch the controversial scene in the video below:

A most special lunch

Finally, the producers found a manager Steven Seagal The necessary forms to appear on the show were signed and that was it. But since then the story does not end there Jack Whitehall And they had dinner with his father Steven Seagal.

“On the last day we were there, his manager asked me, “Would you like to have lunch with Steven Seagal?” So I said to myself, “I have to know how this is going to end.” So my dad and I had dinner with Steven Seagal at this hotel in Bangkok and it was as weird as you’d imagine!“

If Michael Whitehall and Steven Seagal Finding something in common in their mutual love of Winston Churchill, their fleeting friendship ended after one revealed himself to be a fan of Vladimir Putin (Steven Seagal) and the second one is not. during this time, Jack WhitehallHe still couldn’t believe it!

“I thought it was pretty surreal, it was a bit of a blur and I couldn’t remember everything that happened, but at one point I saw Steven Seagal explaining to my dad how he could kill an attacker with a samurai sword if he was running. To you and I think my father and Steven Seagal lead very different lives. I don’t know if this is a transferable skill for Michael Whitehall as he wanders around Putney attacking ninjas.“

Consisting of five seasons, you can also discover Jack and Michael Whitehall in Eastern Europe, the American West, Australia and the United Kingdom in Jack Whitehall: Journeys with My Father, available on Netflix.

Hear Jack Whitehall share his incredible story in the video below: