In 1985, actor Michael J. Fox heavily promoted his new film, Back to the Future . The film was new to audiences and told the story of Marty McFly, who time-traveled and altered his future with the help of his friend Doc Emmett Brown.
Therefore, when Fox traveled to London to share it, little did he know that Princess Diana would be the one person who caused his “nightmare” experience. Watching ‘Back to the Future’ with Princess Diana wasn’t the experience Fox hoped for In 2020, Michael J. Fox appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to reflect on the massive success of Back to the Future and promote his book No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality .
He shared a story about one particular screening, during which he sat next to Princess Diana. The film’s world premiere was held at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, London. Fox was seated next to the senior royal, a position he didn’t take lightly.
Fox told Fallon , “She was sitting next to me. The lights go down, and the movie starts. And I realize I am one fake yawn and an arm stretch away from being on a date with her, which is hilarious.
(via X )” However, Fox admitted he had more on his mind than the move that evening. “The movie started, and I had to go pee. So for the rest of the movie, I’m sitting there, like, dying.
” “I can’t say anything to her, and I can’t walk away from her because I can’t turn my back on her. So it was just agony. It could have been the grea.