Sometimes, making TV gets a little too real, especially when rodents are involved.
They were like, ‘Don’t worry, they’re trained!’
Which just means food-motivated.

Madelyn Cline on ‘The Tonight Show,’ telling a story about a rat.Todd Owyoung/NBC; Getty
But I went up to the cages and it said, ‘Don’t feed the rats!’
Wait, so they’re hungry?
Am I the food?"

Madelyn Cline in ‘Outer Banks’ season 4.Netflix
In fact, that didn’t end up being the problem.
“I was neck deep in water, so I was already freaking out.
The rat crawls up and it gets in my hair.
I was screaming bloody murder!”
“No, no, no,” responded host Jimmy Fallon.
“I don’t know how you did that.
That’s what I’m talking about.
That is a pro right there, ladies and gentlemen.”
Working with that star-studded cast helped teach Cline about how to navigate a stressful set.
For now, watch Cline’sThe Tonight Showappearance above.