Monkey Madness Left Ricci Terrified She'd Lose A Breast....Christina Ricci's fear of monkeys was validated on the set of her new film Penelope when a simian sidekick grabbed her breast and refused to let go.
The actress feared the Chimpanzee, Chim Chim, was going to rip her boob off, and begged the ape's handlers to help her.
She explains, "I'm afraid of monkeys but I had decided not to be afraid of this monkey because no one else is: 'Everyone else thinks he's awesome so just be cool.' "It's the first day of shooting and I have this kitchen scene where I'm sitting down and the monkey is sitting right next to me.