LUTHER STAR Idris Elba Is No Stranger To Adrenaline Filled Moments On Screen, But The Actor Found Himself Terror-Struck When He Was Threatened At Gunpoint During An Altercation Outside A Nightclub In The US.
The
50-Year-Old Actor Shared That He Was Threatened With The Weapon While He Was
Trying To Stop A Fight Between A Man And His Girlfriend Outside Of A Club One
Night.
Recalling
The Terrifying Incident, The Actor Said: "I Nearly Lost My F***Ing
Life," He Added: "A Guy (Was) Whaling On His Missus, Screaming In Her
Face, “I’ll F***Ing Kill You,” And So On. I Come Round And I Go 'Look How
Beautiful She Is. Why Would You Talk To This Beautiful Princess Like
That?'"
The
Actor Said That The Stranger Then Pulled Out His Gun, Stuck It Right To His
Face, And Said: "You Talking About My Girl?"
The
Former Beast Star Explained That The Man Was Angry At Him Because He Thought Elba
Was Trying To Hit On His Girlfriend, According To The Daily Mail. Luckily, Elba
Was Able To Explain His Motives And Everyone Involved Was Able To Leave The
Situation Unharmed.
In
An Interview With Smartless Podcast, Elba Also Revealed That He And Prince
Harry First Met At A Nightclub. The Wire Star Said That They Started Saying
"Yo" To Each Other Every Time They Crossed Paths At Popular Spots He
Was Djing. Finally, After Meeting Numerous Times Prince Harry Approached The
Star.
Elba
Told Smartless Podcast: "I Was DJ-Ing In All These Clubs Where Harry Would
Show Up And He Was Like 'Yo!' And I'm Like 'Yo!' And Then At One Point He Was
Like, 'Listen Man, I'm Getting Married.' I Was Like, 'Yo! That's Amazing,' He
Adds: "He Goes, 'I Want You To DJ.''
The
British DJ Responded That He Doesn't Do Requests, But Later Attended The Royal
Wedding In May Of 2018 At St George's Chapel. And Elba Did In Fact Perform At
The Reception For Harry And Meghan At The Frogmore House. He Shared That Meghan
Provided Him With A List Of All The Tracks She Wanted To Hear On Her Wedding
Day And Said She 'Had The Greatest Time.'
Other
Than His Success As A DJ Performing At Ibiza Nightclubs And Festivals, Elba Is
Also Known For His Successful Career As An Actor. Elba Is Most Well-Known For
His Roles As Drug Baron Russell 'Stringer' Bell On HBO Series The Wire. He Has
Also Played The Character Of John Luther, A Murder Detective, On The BBC Show Luther.
Elba
Is Currently Happily Married To Somali-Canadian Model And Actress Sabrina
Dhowre Elba And Has Been Since April Of 2019. Before He Tied The Knot With His
Current Wife, He Was Previously Romantically Tied To Naomi Campbell And Madonna.