Idris Elba danced with Taylor Swift at the Met Gala, just like Hiddles
Here are some photos of Idris Elba in London on Sunday, attending a “pop-up store opening” for Superdry, the British clothing label. Idris has joined forces with Superdry to create several lines of menswear and the combination is doing pretty well, I think. I mean, what man wouldn’t buy a pair of trousers if Idris Elba said “you’ll look good in these”? To promote the collaboration, Idris also did Us Weekly’s “25 Things You Don’t Know About…” feature. I loved this. Idris says that he danced with Taylor Swift at the Met Gala too! Wow, Taylor danced with Idris AND Tom Hiddleston and… Hiddles was the one she chose?!?
1. On any given day, I’d take a sweat suit over a custom-made suit.
2. I danced with Taylor Swift at the Met Gala, and Anna Wintour a couple of times, too.
3. Most embarrassing moment: I once wore my radio mic to the toilet, and I had a really bad stomach.
4. I met my first girlfriend at the age of 11. She was lovely. She wouldn’t let me kiss her, though.
5. I want to do comedy because I’m hilarious!
6. My favorite song of all time is “Darling I Need Your Loving” by an old reggae guy called John Holt.
7. I like to snack on pistachios.
8. I wear the leather jacket from my Superdry clothing line all the time, even in the summer.
9. I prefer phone calls over text messages. Texts can get misinterpreted. On a phone call, you can say, “Well, what do you mean by that?”
10. But when I’m texting, my favorite emojis are the pound fist and the 100.
11. I deejay. I’ll shamelessly plug that I just dropped a record of my own called “Spectacle,” which I edited.
12. When I was 8 years old, I deejayed for my mom’s and dad’s birthday parties and house parties. I felt like a big man.
13. My favorite thing about being a father [of daughter Isan, 14, and son Winston, 2] is seeing them absorb something I taught them. I love having that influence.
14. When I’m at the bar, I choose rum and Coke. It’s refreshing and doesn’t really get you wasted.
15. I want to work with Denzel Washington one day. He’s a hero of mine.
16. On a cheat day, I’d have cheesecake with dulce de leche ice cream and whipped cream.
17. My celebrity crush is Meryl Streep. When I met her, my tongue swelled up in my mouth!
18. The weirdest gift a fan gave me was a papier-mâché box.
19. The first thing I pack when I’m traveling is my flip-flops.
20. I’m a bit self-conscious about my feet. They’re not pretty, but I like them being out.
21. In women, my favorite qualities are patience and understanding.
22. My specialty in the kitchen is steak and hard-poached eggs. I season the steak up!
23. My favorite place to shoot is Africa. I love Africa.
24. If I were an animal, I’d be a lion: I protect my family. I like to chill out in the grass all day, man. Looking good with my long hair.
25. My biggest pet peeves in people are impatience, intolerance and rudeness. There’s no point. No need.
I only just realized at this moment that Idris has never worked with Denzel. What’s up with that??? Idris and Denzel really need to be in a movie together. He should also do more comedic work because he IS funny. In interviews, he’s very charming but he’s got a dry, wicked sense of humor. Let’s see… I also love pistachios and I also prefer speaking to someone rather than texting. His favorite qualities for women… “patience and understanding.” Why does that sound filthy to me? Is it because I have a dirty mind or because everything Idris says is filthy? Like, imagine him saying “patience…” softly. *fans self*
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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