During a recent appearance on a late-night talk show, actress Kate Beckinsale made an extraordinary claim.
She said that her daughter’s boyfriend had “laid two eggs in a week.” Beckinsale, speaking seriously while promoting her new film, described the incidents as literal and troubling.
Beckinsale recounted that following the first occurrence, she reached out to doctors in her network to help explain the bizarre event.
She reported that many suggested it might be related to an extreme medical oddity, possibilities she dismissed.
She declined to suggest the eggs came from ingestion or other animal-like processes and insisted the boyfriend appeared genuinely frightened by the phenomenon.
During the show, she privately showed images of the alleged eggs to the host and his co-host. She described the images as “gross” and “quite medical,” and did not make them public.
She emphasised that she believed the boyfriend had not taken medications, used drugs or been under any known medical treatment that could account for such an outcome.
The remarks triggered widespread confusion, disbelief, and a flurry of reaction on social media. Some viewers speculated the entire anecdote might be a prank or an ill-considered joke.
They noted that there is no known biological mechanism in humans capable of producing a shelled egg, and described the claim as incompatible with basic human biology. Some commentators suggested the story resembled earlier historical hoaxes or tall tales.
There has been no independent verification of Beckinsale’s claim.
The boyfriend at the centre of the story has not publicly addressed the matter, and no medical report or lab analysis has been made available.
Beckinsale’s representative declined further comment.
According to her, the first “egg” appeared after the boyfriend went to the bathroom.
Startled, he broke it open and found what looked like a full shell with a yolk — “hard-boiled,” she said.
A week later, she said, a second such egg emerged.
As things stand, the account remains unverified and deeply implausible.
Whether the episode reflects a tragic misunderstanding, a prank, or a bizarre medical anomaly remains unknown.
Until credible evidence emerges, the story exists solely as the actress’s own words.