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WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: IDRIS ELBA
People US
|July 17, 2023
GHOSTS. SCARS. HEROES. THE HIJACK STAR SHARES WHAT MAKES HIM TICK
It isn't exactly a huge leap to envision Idris Elba saving the day. After all, the London-born actor, 50, has already checked Hollywood superstar, professional kickboxer, DJ, clothing designer and one-time Sexiest Man Alive off his to-do list. In the new Apple TV+ drama series Hijack, Elba plays a corporate negotiator who takes on airplane hijackers. So has he ever had a fear of flying? "I've never been afraid to fly," he says. "But I don't really love long, long flights. And turbulence is freaky." Chatting with People (while safely on the ground), the husband to model Sabrina Dhowre, 35, and dad to daughter Isan, 21, and son Winston, 9 (both from past relationships), lets down his guard to reveal a few more of his endearing-and surprising-proclivities.
1 Which of your scars has the best story behind it?
This story is from the July 17, 2023 edition of People US.
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