Jessica Alba said when she guested on the 90s teen soap opera Beverly Hills, 90210, she was told not to make eye contact with the cast at all. The 39-year-old actor has had a long and varied career, starting in the early 1990s with small roles in TVs and movies, before hitting the global stage after starring in James Cameron's hit TV show Dark Angel. Despite only running for two seasons, it launched Alba's career, and she became one of the 'it' girls of Hollywood in the 2000s.

She starred in several high-profile roles in movies like Honey, Sin City, and Fantastic Four. In the past decade, she's stuck to action films and TV and is currently starring in Bad Boys spinoff show L.A.'s Finest. One of Alba's early roles before making it big was Leanne in Aaron Spelling's Beverley Hills, 90210, playing a teen girl who gets pregnant. Her role was mostly forgettable in the context of the show's ten-season run, but has attracted attention since due to her high profile and later success. But, she says it wasn't the best experience.

Alba, appearing on Hot Ones, says during her two-episode appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210, she was explicitly instructed not to make eye contact with any of the core cast. The instruction came with a warning, saying if she did look any cast members in the eye, she'd be fired. Naturally, Alba calls the situation "strange," given that she was sharing scenes with the actors. You can read her full comments below:


The irony of the situation, of course, is that Alba went on to become a global superstar, while most of the actors in Beverly Hills, 90210 struggled to expand their careers beyond the show after it ended. Even BH90210, the bizarre self-aware comedy reboot, which saw them playing fictionalized versions of themselves attempting to mount a reboot of the original series, failed to make any waves, getting canceled after just one season.

However, the stars felt they were above being decent humans towards their guest stars. Alba gets the last laugh, though, as she remains in the public eye and has had a long and successful career. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, who are mostly out of the spotlight these days. Only Luke Perry went on to have a truly successful career outside of the show, starring in the likes of Riverdale, but sadly passing away just after filming a cameo in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.