Idris Elba shows off his musical abilities by hopping into the DJ booth to spin some hits during Hyde Beach’s Miami Music Week pool party at the SLS Hotel on Saturday (March 25) in Miami, Florida.
10.03.2023 - 22:17 / etcanada.com
Idris Elba has been acting for years now, but he still gets surprised when someone recognizes him.
Elba chats to ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante in a “One-on-One” special about whether there was a moment when he realized that people knew him.
He says of getting attention, “Weirdly enough, I think it comes in cycles,” adding that people in the public eye aren’t always in the public eye because it usually depends whether you have a film or album out, for example.
Elba tells us, “If you haven’t heard from them for a while, you might walk past them in the street because they’re not in your conscious state, you know?
“If I’m not in a film for a while, people might just walk past me quite easily.”
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The “Luther” star goes on, “The PR team always say you’re kind of three years on, three years off because the cycle of making something and then it coming out everyone’s like ‘oh yeah, that was great,'” adding that you then move on to a press tour and get back to work.
Elba says, “It takes a while before you’re back in the press cycle.”
Despite being surprised when he gets recognized, he admits that it’s been happening more recently.
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Elba tells Bustamante that lately he’s been more aware of the fact that “everywhere I go there’s someone that goes… [recognizes him.] That’s really a new thing for me. As long as I’ve been acting, I go to different countries and it’s like ‘oh, you know, you recognize me.’ I was somewhere and I was like ‘I can’t believe that I’m being recognized,'” saying it was somewhere in Europe.
The actor continues, “I just didn’t realize that
Idris Elba shows off his musical abilities by hopping into the DJ booth to spin some hits during Hyde Beach’s Miami Music Week pool party at the SLS Hotel on Saturday (March 25) in Miami, Florida.
Prince Harry congratulated a disabled veteran saying he is “the definition of inspiration” and “fully deserved” his improved vehicle as he made a surprise appearance on Car S.O.S. On Thursday, an episode of the National Geographic car renovation show saw former Lance Corporal Stephan Van Niekerk, 36, have his Jeep Grand Cherokee taken in for persistent mechanical problems.The former serviceman, from Taunton in Devon, joined 3rd Battalion, the Rifles, at the age of 21 before he was hit seven years later by an improvised explosive device. After the vehicle restoration was shown to Stephan, Harry said in a video message: “Stephan, congratulations.
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Queen Nzinga” executive producer said the effort would be made through their respective production companies, Green Door Pictures and EbonyLife Media to build capacity and foster authentic representation in global film and TV projects set for production.The two described a two-fold approached that would bring education and mentoring initiatives to help both young people and older creative professionals the opportunity to showcase their skills and tell their stories, and assist in large-scale productions.Abudu, who has Nigerian roots, has deep ties to “Nollywood,” as the Nigerian film industry is known, producing multiple films in that space, including 2016’s “The Wedding Party,” which stood at the time as the nation’s highest grossing film. She’s also involved with Nigerian television, including “Desperate Housewives Africa” in partnership with Disney.“We believe that Africa has the talent and the stories to captivate the world.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “Luther” star Idris Elba and media mogul Mo Abudu are joining forces to empower talent from Africa and the diaspora through their respective production companies, Green Door Pictures and EbonyLife Media. The new partnership aims to provide opportunities through capacity building as well as large-scale global productions. New education and mentoring initiatives will launch through the partnership to foster both the lost generation and a new generation of creatives. Through their collaboration, Elba and Abudu aim to nurture a more inclusive and diverse media landscape for stories from Africa and its diaspora. They are calling on industry leaders, the wider public sector, governments and multilateral agencies to help them grow talent globally and build capacity around the continent of Africa.
Idris Elba and Mo Abudu have partnered on a landmark initiative to “empower and uplift talent from Africa and the Diaspora.”
The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed that she still lives in her Housing Association flat, despite her salary from appearing on the ITV show and the various franchises.
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with Esquire UK where Elba said that he had stopped describing himself as a “black actor” since it limited his career. The “Cats” actor said it is “really difficult” for celebrities to have an opinion according to a new interview with The Guardian. Explaining that his words were “overly scrutinized, taken out of context” and “thrown into some sort of bulls–t, zeitgeisty social media argument.”“Me saying I don’t like to call myself a Black actor is my prerogative.