Hollywood Actress, Elle Fanning Claims She Fainted Because Of 'Tight Dress'

Elle Fanning fainted during the Cannes Film Festival - and says that the tightness of her Prada dress was to blame for the medical scare.

The actress, who collapsed while seated at the Chopard Trophy dinner on Monday night, explained the incident on Instagram, where she shared a selfie giving a thumbs-up.

“Oops, had a fainting spell tonight in my 1950’s Prada prom dress but it’s all good!” the 21-year-old wrote, before adding the hashtags #dresstootight and #timeofthemonth.

According to Variety, Fanning was sitting at a table next to her sister Dakota when she fainted and fell out of her chair.

The ceremony momentarily paused as Dakota and other attendees including Colin Firth rushed to help Fanning to her feet, before the sisters were escorted out of the event.