Kirsten Dunst Says Son Had ‘Extremely Frightening' Health Scare in Budapest
Kirsten Dunst revealed she faced an 'extremely frightening' health scare involving her son while she was shooting on location in Budapest, but said 'everyone is fine now.'
Dunst, 43, was filming an upcoming movie and her husband, actor Jesse Plemons, and their two sons, Ennis, 7, and James, 4, had traveled with her to live nearby throughout the duration of the shoot. Everything was going fine until James had 'a serious health scare,' and while Dunst didn't go into details about the incident, it was enough to cause Plemons and their sons to head back to Los Angeles so that extended family could help out.
'Final Destination, where you're imagining all the things that could go wrong, worst case scenarios happening to your child,' the Bring It On star said in a new interview with Town & Country published on Wednesday, August 20. 'I have never seen that movie, but I know the concept. That's how it feels to be a mother at times.'
Dunst added that the nearly tragic situation brought her and Plemons, 37, 'together as a family in such a deeper way.' Now that everyone is feeling better, the Oscar nominee said that she and Plemons promised to take their sons on vacation 'anywhere James wanted to go,' and they're heading to the Bahamas soon.
His one request? 'A beach where his sandcastle won't wash away.'
Dunst and Plemons first met on the set of Fargo Season 2 in 2015, but they didn't start dating until the following year. In 2017, Plemons got down on one knee and popped the question, and one year later, they welcomed their first son. James arrived in May 2021, and in July 2022, the couple officially tied the knot.
In March 2024, the Interview With a Vampire star opened about her relationship with Plemons and told Texas Monthly he was "one of the kindest humans [she had] ever met.'
'Immediately I felt safe, and he did too,' Dunst said, recalling how she felt when they met. 'I think that sensitivity makes him very astute when it comes to other people.'
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