Chris Pratt Shares Embarrassing Run-In With Tim McGraw

Actor Chris Pratt has never been shy about admitting his love for country music. Recently, Pratt was out promoting his new film, Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 when he busted out a rendition of Chris Stapleton’s version of “Tennessee Whiskey.”

To follow up, Seth Meyers of Late Night with Seth Meyers asked Pratt about how deep his appreciate for the genre runs… and it’s so deep, in fact, that he even owns a bottle of Tim McGraw’s Southern Blend cologne.

“I’m a big country music fan and a huge fan of Tim McGraw,” Pratt told the talk show host. “I did meet him. I have his cologne, yeah, Southern Blend. It’s really good. If you get a chance, get some. It’s nice. [My wife] Anna [Faris] loves it. And she always knows if I put a little Southern Blend on, she’s going to have to endure some lovemaking.”

Pratt shared the news with McGraw when he seemingly “fan-girled” over the iconic singer and Faith Hill at this year’s Oscars ceremony.

“We went to the Oscars and it was such an amazing night, star-studded night, and there’s Tim McGraw,” Pratt added. “And I’m just starstruck, you know, there’s Tim and Faith [Hill] and I keep glancing at him. … I’m looking at Tim McGraw as we’re filing out, I’m getting closer and closer, I’m like ‘This is my chance to talk to Tim McGraw’ and he catches me staring at him a few times, he had performed a song that night. I said, ‘Hey, Tim, that was a great song tonight.’ He’s like, ‘Thank you,’ and he’s kinda like, ‘I’m going to avoid you, you might be a weirdo.’”

He continued, “I said, ‘I’m just a huge fan of both you [and Faith]’ and he’s like, ‘Thank you, thank you.’ I said, ‘I’m wearing your cologne,’ and I’m not sure if he was just, like, being polite, but he was like, ‘Ah, thank you.’ And then there was that moment I was like, ‘Oh, no. I’m wearing your cologne?”

The moment is one that Pratt will likely relive in his mind over and over until he hopefully re-introduces himself to the “Humble and Kind” singer once again.