Idris Elba opens up about continuing rumours he will play James Bond

Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre celebrated their second wedding anniversary with some sweet posts over the weekend.

Idris Elba has shared a touching tribute to his wife Sabrina Elba on his Instagram account, in honour of the couple’s wedding anniversary. The actor shared a photograph of the pair smiling and pretending to bite a gigantic heart-shaped cookie with the words “happy anniversary” piped across in icing.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Congratulations are in order for Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina, who have just celebrated their second wedding anniversary!RELATED: See more of Idris and Sabrina's wedding photosThey both shared tributes to one another on their respective Instagram pages, with Idris gushing: "I love you so much, the last year has been one of the toughest of my life and I only got through it because of you. @sabrinaelba my ride or die.

READ MORE: James Bond: Idris Elba on 007 rumours that have 'always chased me'Just ahead of those is Superman star Henry Cavill, who came second to Craig in the auditions for 2006's Casino Royale. In his early twenties at the time, the scene he and his fellow contenders had to act out was from Sean Connery's From Russia with Love.

On Dev Patel’s 31st birthday, we are looking back at August 2020 when the Indian descent actor said he isn't interested in taking on the mantle of 007 as he doesn't want to be a "tokenistic" diversity hire. While Patel had been touted as a possible new 007 by many — many fans were rallying stating reasons why Patel would be the perfect Bond.

Sam Heughan has sent fans wild by fuelling further rumours that he could be the next James Bond. The Outlander star is among the actors touted to take over the role of 007 from Daniel Craig, with a tweet from celebrity website JustJared polling their followers on who should play him next.

Luther star Idris Elba has appeared to respond to the recent drama surrounding the diversity of the BBC show.Earlier this week, the BBC’s diversity chief Miranda Wayland criticised the crime drama, saying it didn’t provide an “authentic” Black lead character.Citing reasons including that Luther “doesn’t have any Black friends” and doesn’t eat any Caribbean food,” Wayland wrote: “When it first came out everybody loved the fact that Idris Elba was in there – a really strong, Black character

With Daniel Craig departing the role of James Bond after “No Time To Die”, the rumour mill continues to turn, with every actor from Idris Elba and Rege-Jean Page to Richard Madden and Tom Holland spending time as the most-talked-about replacement. Among those constantly fending off 007 casting rumours is Tom Hiddleston, who has become very aware of what he says about stepping into Mr. Bond’s shoes.

Last year, fans were all set to feast their eyes upon Daniel Craig's last outing as James Bond in No Time To Die. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bond 25 underwent a series of release date delays until finally jumping ship to a September 30, 2021 release in the UK and an October 8, 2021 release in the US.

There has been much speculation about just which actor will take over the coveted role of James Bond following Daniel Craig‘s final movie, No Time To Die, which debuts later this year.

The BBC’s diversity chief Miranda Wayland says “Luther” — the broadcaster’s hit crime series starring Idris Elba — isn’t “authentic” when it comes to storytelling surrounding its Black lead.

Luther “doesn’t feel authentic” due to the lack of representation of Black culture.According to Metro, Wayland addressed the diversity on the BBC show in a recent MIPTV conference.“When it first came out everybody loved the fact that Idris Elba was in there — a really strong, Black character lead,” Wayland began.“We all fell in love with him.

Even Idris Elba’s mom Eve wants the actor to be the next James Bond.

Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page has had his name attached to the iconic role of James Bond ever since he set pulses racing on the Netflix period drama.

Idris Elba has probably been waiting for this question and he finally had to face it.