What would Disney think?
Former "Even Stevens" actress Christy Carlson Romano is stripping down after losing a bet about "Fifty Shades of Grey." The 30-year-old actress reportedly lost a wager with her husband Brendan Rooney, insisting that the provocative film would not remain the box office champ for a second week after its release.
P.S. Romano was wrong.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" made $85 million following it debut on Valentine's Day weekend and remained the No. 1 film after earning an astounding $23.2 million during its second weekend in theaters.
As a result, over the weekend the former Disney star was forced to stand outside on her Brooklyn, N.Y. balcony in freezing cold weather - wearing only her lingerie. In a YouTube video, the actress explained her reason behind her stunt.
"I told [Brendan] how terrible it was and how I had major issues with the film, mostly the consent issue and I couldn't wait to watch it fall off the next box office weekend. Then he laughed and told me he knew it was going to stink but that I shouldn't get my hopes up because it was definitely going to win the box office this weekend," Romano explained in the video, while holding up a sign that read "#consent."
If her husband lost, then he would have to stand outside for a minute only in his boxers, but if Romano lost, she would have to wear lingerie, despite the weather - which happened to be the coldest in New York City history.
The actress added, "So behind me, if you can see, you can't even see the skyline, the East River is frozen over and it is snowing outside. So ultimately in protest of this misogynistic and misguided film, I'm going to exercise my right of consent and stand outside."
In the video, the actress shakes and trembles as she is being bashed by the wind. Her husband is heard in the background counting backwards from 60 seconds and saying "Keep the sign up" - which seemed impossible in that weather.
To top it off, Romano slipped and fell on her backside after coming back in from the balcony.
