Thursday, July 03, 2025

Idris Elba Never Watched The Wire


English actor Idris Elba admits he never watched the TV show that made him famous in the United States...

From NY Post
Idris Elba rose to fame on the acclaimed HBO crime drama “The Wire,” but he recently made a shocking admission: he’s never seen the show, and refuses to watch it.
“If I’m really honest, I didn’t watch ‘The Wire,’” Elba, 52, shared on a recent episode of Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast.
“I didn’t watch it. And I feel bad. It’s not that I’m not a fan of it — I was there. I made a show that was, you know, so intense and so real, so important, even though we didn’t realize it,” the “Luther” star added. “I didn’t realize the importance of the show while making it.”

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stringer Bell was the sexiest Black man to ever appear on television.

Anonymous said...

He's the young sexy Denzel of the last two decades. LOLO

Anonymous said...

Many actors don’t watch their movies. Seems they are more critical of themselves than fans and foes.

Anonymous said...

STOP comparing Idris to Denzel, no comparison, Idris is in his own category of handsome, and runs rings around Denzel.

Anonymous said...

His loss. Idris was sexy as F back then.

Anonymous said...

I've never watched the show.

Karenda said...

@11:35 AM...I'm always late to the party and watch shows long after the hype dies down. 'The Wire' will definitely become one of your top 10 if you give it a go.

Anonymous said...

Denzel couldn't touch Idris in his heyday. Idris made you need to go home and change your underwear.

Anonymous said...

I think he's embarrassed by his performance in the Wire when he shouldn't be. I've seen him give side-eyes when it was mentioned in an interview. Maybe he just didnt want to be typecast.

Anonymous said...

Everyone has their preference. Sidney P, was before Denzel had his decades and Idris took over after him. Hollyweird only supports one Black leading man per 2 decades.
The Yt's are jealous of too many of us looking and acting better than them. That's why Black leading men have little to no work on major malty million dollar movies. I'm talking about the smooth, hott, Black, strong, tall big thick body Black men full of eye candy. Oooops, its making me wet just thinking about it. Let me turn on my porn. Wait a minute I'll be back after I take of this .....LOLOLOLOLOLO

Anonymous said...

^don't know

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