PSA: Do not ask Tom Hardy about his sexuality. The Legend star, 37, got cross on Sunday, Sept. 13, when one reporter clearly beat around the bush for details on the hunk’s personal preferences.
Graeme Coleman, a journalist from the LGBT publication the Daily Xtra, asked his question to Hardy midway through the conference.
“In the film, your character Ronnie is very open about his sexuality. But given interviews you’ve done in the past your own sexuality seems a bit more ambiguous. Do you find it hard for celebrities to talk to media about their sexuality?” Coleman asked, stammering a bit.
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The Inception star paused before asking, “What on earth are you on about?”
The reporter repeated his question, to which Hardy replied, “I don’t find it difficult for celebrities to talk about their sexuality. Are you asking me about my sexuality?”
“Umm, sure,” Coleman said.
“Why?” Hardy asked.
As Coleman stuttered in response, Hardy ended the interview simply saying, “Thank you.”
The reporter was referring to an interview with Attitude magazine in 2008 in which he was asked if he’d ever had sexual relations with a man.
“As a boy? Of course I have. I’m an actor for f—k’s sake. I’m an artist. I’ve played with everything and everyone,” Hardy said at the time.
The British star quietly wed actress Charlotte Riley in 2014, and the couple are expecting their first child together.
