Scarlett Johansson's surprise 21st birthday disaster

Actress Scarlett Johansson has hated surprise parties ever since her family and friends threw her a disastrous 21st birthday bash.

The Avengers star was hoping for a low-key celebration when she turned 21, which is the legal drinking age in America, so instead of celebrating the milestone with a traditional alcohol-fuelled bash, Johansson opted for a quiet night with her family.

Johansson recalled the story to Queen Latifah on her talk show on Tuesday (01Apr14), explaining, "I don't like jokes, I don't like surprises. I've had bad experiences. The last time I had something like that, it was my 21st birthday and I had to get up at 5:30 AM the next day to work.

"I went out to dinner with my family, we're driving home and my friend Sarah had a party at a nightclub every Thursday night and my mum said, 'Oh, you gonna go to your friend's nightclub? It's a Thursday night.' And I said, 'No way, I gotta get up at 5:30 AM. She was like, 'You should go, you should go out drinking with your friends!'

"We got into this huge fight, which ended with my step-father pushing me out of the car, into a nightclub - I had a bleeding fingernail from it.

"I knew what awaited me. It was lots of love and presents and I hated it. I hated every minute of it. I just get so embarrassed. It was awful. I went into the party, went straight to the bar - drank like mummy told me to - stayed until 2:00 AM and went to work."