Penelope Cruz may have left her mark on many A-lister hunks in the H-town but for the Academy Award-winning actress, it’s three-time-Oscar-winning star Meryl Streep who took her breath away when it comes to performing intimate scenes. Cruz showered her admiration for the iconic star and revealed how she got a chance to be intimate as the two appeared topless for an AIDS charity campaign years ago. Not only this, but it was Streep who inspired her to be an actress.

Meryl Streep inspired Penelope Cruz to become an actor

Penelope Cruz Considers Meryl Streep As Her Idol

Meryl Streep famously stated that she doesn’t mind doing sex scenes in her 70s, even though it bothers some of the young stars. Well, there’s one person who wouldn’t mind sharing this on-screen intimacy with the legendary actress, and it’s none other than her longtime admirer, Spanish beauty, Penelope Cruz.

The Volver star, who appeared topless with the Little Women actress in an AIDS charity photoshoot, revealed her admiration for the superstar, who inspired her to become an actor. She loves her so much that she wouldn’t mind kissing The Devil Wears Prada star whenever she sees her. Cruz said:

“When I first started watching movies and I saw Meryl’s work, I became obsessed with acting. Now I kiss her whenever I see her! She must think I’m crazy.”

Meryl Streep is referred to as “the best of her generation”.
 

While Penelope Cruz shared some of the most colorful s-ex scenes with A-listers like her ex-Tom Cruise, she still cannot forget the topless photoshoot with Meryl Streep where she sat on top of her idol. She referred to it as “the most interesting love scene I ever did.” Cruz was referring to her semi-nude appearance with Streep for an AIDS charity campaign, RED.

Over the years, Penelope Cruz has become a silver screen s-x goddess, courtesy of films like To Rome with Love and Blow. Apart from a stellar acting career, the woman is known for her charities, including her work in Uganda and India, and donating her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to Mother Teresa’s mission.

Penelope Cruz’s First Nude Scene

During a previous interview, the sultry Spanish actress talked about her first-ever nude scene that could have ended her career. She was referring to Pedro Almodóvar’s 1992 classic Jamón Jamón, and interestingly, she shared this intimate scene with her present-day husband, Javier Bardem, with whom she has two children.

The Oscar-winning actress shared that this particular scene, where then-23-year-old Bardem sat naked under a full moon before getting intimate with the then-18-year-old Cruz, could have torpedoed her career. She said:

“Of course, I was not looking forward to those scenes but I did it. Everyone was really respectful, aware of the fact that I was 18. I remember the last day of filming, I was crying, saying: ‘What if I never shoot a movie again? The feeling was devastating.’”

Penelope Cruz
Of course, none of that became a reality as Cruz went on produce one hit after the other. The Spanish beauty, who started her career at the age of 16, earned numerous awards during her sparkling career. She is the only Spanish actress to have won an Oscar, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It’s only fair to say that some courtesy goes to her idol, Meryl Streep.

 Source: Showbiz Cheatsheet