by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff This week, Jacob Elordi stepped out in style at the world premiere of his new movie Wuthering Heights. Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images But while posing for photos on the red carpet, the actor - who plays Heathcliff in the Emerald Fennell adaptation - was caught in a hilariously awkward predicament. (C) Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection In a now-viral video posted by Bustle, Jacob could be seen briefly posing for red carpet photos before walking over to his mom, Melissa Elordi, spitting his chewing gum out of his mouth, and placing it into her hand. @bustle / Via instagram.com Melissa didn't hesitate to help her son out, smiling as she immediately offered to take the gum from him. @bustle / Via instagram.com And Jacob then went on to pose for more pictures, this time waving at the cameras and smiling. @bustle / Via instagram.com Reacting to the footage, which you can watch here, several people gushed over the way Melissa immediately came to Jacob's rescue. One comment read, "As usual, we moms save our children from the most bizarre and awkward situations," while another said, "A mother's work is never done." @bustle / Via instagram.com "Mom always to the rescue. I love how close he is with his parents," someone said. "Once a mum always a mum 😂 red carpet or no," another user quipped. Abustle / Via instagram.com At the same time, however, loads of people were pretty grossed out. "This is not cute," one person commented. "Noooo!! Find a bin ffs," another person said, while one more added, "Ewwww....why did he do that?" @bustle / Via instagram.com Funnily enough, among those in the comments was Adrien Brody, who, you might recall, went viral for his own gum-related mishap last year. Amy Sussman / Getty Images Moments before taking to the stage to accept his Best Actor award at the 2025 Oscars, Adrien paused and spat his gum into his hand before throwing it to his girlfriend Georgina Chapman, who unfortunately did not catch it. Myung J. Chun / Getty Images That said, Adrien simply commented "Relatable" under the recent video of Jacob. LOL. @bustle / Via instagram.com Let us know what you think in the comments! Comments