Reclusive Actress Kim Basinger Spotted in Public and About To Attend First Red Carpet Event in 4 Years
There’s a misconception that Hollywood actors love attending red-carpet events. Though the glamor and status of being a celebrity are significantly highlighted during these affairs, reclusive Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger recently committed to attending one such event which will be her first in four years. She was also spotted in public.
Last Friday, the L.A. Confidential star was out and about in Los Angeles running errands and wearing a casual OOTD, complete with a large beige straw hat and black sunglasses to protect her face. The Batman beauty also carried a black tote bag as she ventured out.
It is believed that Kim is slated to return to the Hollywood limelight on October 14 after confirming her attendance at the star-studded fundraiser Last Chance for Animals which will be held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Her participation is notable given that the last red carpet appearance she made was sometime around October 2019.
The actress, who will be turning 70 this December 8, will be one of the more famous and familiar faces attending the fundraiser. Other notable personalities on the guest list include Baywatch alum Donna D’Errico, Priscilla Presley, High Hefner’s widow Crystal, and La Bamba actor Esai Morales.
Kim, one of the event’s honorees, will also be joined by Diane Warren, an Oscar-winning songwriter who will receive the Sam Simon Award.
Meanwhile, singer and songwriter E.G. Daily will receive the Celebrity Activist Award and magnate Bobi Leonard will accept the Albert Schweitzer Award.
Recall that Kim appeared in Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Red Table Talk with her daughter last year where she talked about her reclusiveness. It was the first time that many became aware that the American actress has agoraphobia, a condition that the Mayo Clinic describes as “a type of anxiety disorder” that “involves fearing and avoiding places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed.”
Kim admitted that her agoraphobia became so bad that she wouldn’t leave her house, have friends over, or even eat in restaurants. She just wanted to be home inside a safe and familiar environment.
She explained, “It’s like something completely shuts down within you, and you have to relearn everything. You live with a dry mouth all the time, you’re very shaky, you’re just so exhausted all the time.”
To make her point, Kim shared her panic attack while shopping. She recalled, “It was at my neighborhood store; I was going down aisle number three. My basket was almost full, and I found something really overcoming me in such a way that I couldn’t breathe. So I left the basket, and I made it to my car, and that was the last time I drove for almost six, seven months.”
In the United States around 1.7% of the population is estimated to suffer from agoraphobia. There are also other celebrities who have admitted to having it. This includes Emma Stone, Brian Wilson, Macaulay Culkin, Barbra Streisand, and Carly Simon.
