Claire Holt has detailed the chaos of her trip trying to get to the Cannes Film Festival when she got caught in the devastating Texas storms.
The Vampire Diaries star, 35, was due to fly to France to join Hollywood stars at the annual 12-day movie extravaganza, but was unable to fly.
On Friday she took to her Instagram Stories to reveal that her flight from Austin was suspended after two hours of waiting on board the plane amid the shocking storms.
Devastating storms hit nearby Houston on Thursday, with winds of up to 78 miles per hour causing apocalyptic scenes across southeast Texas.
Claire Holt has revealed the chaos of her travels trying to get to the Cannes Film Festival when she got caught in the devastating Texas storms (pictured in Cannes in 2023).
Storms also moved through central Texas, including Austin, and a storm warning was issued as flooding hit the state.
Claire was caught in the storms while trying to fly to the Cannes Film Festival while she remains stuck in Austin without any of her luggage.
But she assured fans she was safe in her hotel and said there were “worse things” than being stuck in the city as she criticized people’s bad behavior at the airport.
She wrote in an excerpt from her Instagram newsletter: “I’m supposed to be on my way to Cannes right now, but after sitting on the tarmac for two hours thanks to an absolutely deranged storm, they kicked me and I off the plane.” I’m back in my Austin hotel room.
The Vampire Diaries star, 35, was due to fly to France to join A-list stars at the annual 12-day movie extravaganza, but was unable to fly (pictured in Cannes in 2023).
She took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to reveal that her flight from Austin was suspended after two hours of waiting on board the plane amid the shocking storms.
“I don’t have a bag, but luckily I’m not stuck in line with 200 other people trying to get out of here tonight.”
‘Talking about deranged, people really show you who they are when something goes wrong at the airport. Even the gate agent was feeling excited tonight.
‘I admit my lip trembled *slightly* as I unbuckled my seatbelt and dragged my butt across the jet bridge, but then I reminded myself that there are worse things in life than being stuck in a cool city with a good a book, a bath and a crisp glass of Pinot Grigio.
Devastating storms hit nearby Houston on Thursday, with winds of up to 78 miles per hour causing apocalyptic scenes across southeast Texas (Houston pictured)
The storms have caused power outages that could last weeks in parts of Houston, an official warned after hurricane-force winds hit the city.
The raging storms knocked out power to nearly a million homes and businesses in the region and caused chaos by smashing windows and overturning vehicles.
Crews are still trying to determine the extent of damage caused by the storms and the number of victims, and at least four are believed to have died.