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Sigourney Weaver reveals how long she can hold her breath for
<p class=”mol-para-with-font”>It seems Sigourney Weaver’s list of talents is never-ending. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The actress made her first ever appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, and revealed her impressive personal record for holding her breath.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The 68-year-old actress talked about her experiences on the sets of Gorillas in the Mist and the upcoming Avatar films, including Freediving Mask for the James Cameron epic.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>Scroll down for video </span></p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Welcome to the show: Sigourney Weaver made her first ever appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>A round of applause: The 68-year-old chatted with Ellen about Gorillas and Avatar</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>After confirming that Sigourney had only ‘done some snorkeling’ in the past, Ellen asked her, ‘How long can you hold her breath now?'</p><div><div data-track-module=”am-related_carousel^related_carousel” data-track-selector=”.rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])” data-dm-rotator-rotate=”false” data-track-pos=”static” data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=”” data-dm-rotator-auto-init=”” id=”p-22″ class=”related-carousel with-fb-or-tw tvshowbiz half” data-dm-rotator-active-class=”active” data-dm-rotator-page-count=”2.0″ data-dm-social-article-auto-init=”” data-dm-rotator-page-size=”1″> <div class=”rotator bdrcc”> <div class=”rotator-title”> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class=”rotator-pages link-xocc”> <li class=”rotator-prev”>Previous
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</div></div> </div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The Alien star humbly explained, ‘My record and my husbands record are 6 minutes.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Adding, ‘but Kate Winslet was just doing a scene with us and I think she was over seven minutes.'</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Don’t hold your breath: Sigourney revealed she can hold her breath for six minutes</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img” style=”height: auto;”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Suit up: They talked about Sigourney’s work with James Cameron</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>That’s a long time: The Alien star revealed Kate Winslet can hold her breath for over seven minutes </p></div><div class=”moduleFull mol-video”><div><div itemprop=”video” itemscope=”itemscope” website content=”Can you guess how long Sigourney Weaver can hold her breath?” itemprop=”name” /><meta content=”PT01M04S” itemprop=”duration” /><meta website itemprop=”thumbnailUrl” /><meta website itemprop=”contentURL” /><meta content=”2018-03-23T19:54:12+0000″ itemprop=”uploadDate” /><meta content=”576″ itemprop=”height” /><meta content=”1024″ itemprop=”width” /><meta content=”You will never guess how long Actress Sigourney Weaver tells Ellen Degeneres that she can hold her breath underwater. She has now been trained to hold her breath for up to 6 minutes. The human record is much longer!” itemprop=”description” /><div class=”item”> <div class=”vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col tvshowbiz” id=”v-1466455624921035540″> <video controls=”” class=”video-js vjs-default-skin” website you guess how long Sigourney Weaver can hold her website will never guess how long Actress Sigourney Weaver tells Ellen Degeneres that she can hold her breath underwater. She has now been trained to hold her breath for up to 6 minutes. The human record is much website preload=”none”> <source website type=”video/mp4″></source> </video> </div> </div> </div></div></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Ellen also asked Sigourney about her 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist, Freediving Fins where the actress portrayed primatologist and conservationist Dian Fossey.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Being with the gorillas was the most exciting, transcending experience I’ve ever had,’ said Sigourney.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’You’re sort of with you cousins, you’re with your family only they’re just that much more wonderful.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The Avatar star then congratulated Ellen and her spouse Portia de Rossi on their newly launched foundation, The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund.</p><div class=”mol-html” id=”mol-d2744a10-2ecd-11e8-8de0-7729c9ea47bd”> <div>//share.ellentube.com/video/sigourney-weaver-teaches-ellen-how-to-interact-with-gorillas.html</div> </div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Gorillas: The host asked Sigourney about her work on the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Two of a kind: The Avatar star then congratulated Ellen and her spouse Portia de Rossi on their newly launched foundation, The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Wildlife: The two discussed what it is like being around gorillas</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img” style=”height: auto;”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>One with nature: ‘Being with the gorillas was the most exciting, transcending experience I’ve ever had,’ the actress told Ellen.</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Sigourney revealed that she thinks working with gorillas ‘is the greatest job in the world,’ and described her first time touching a gorilla as ‘absolutely incredible.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The Eyewitness star also told Ellen about the time she was charged by a silverback gorilla.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’All I could hear was my heart beating and the blood rushing through my veins,’ she told the host about the experience.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>It did not negatively affect the actress, however, as she explained that, to her, Freediving Fins gorillas ‘smell so good.’ </p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The more you know: They both found out that record for breath holding during a free dive is 22 minutes</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”> </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”> </p></div>
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