Jacob Elordi revealed his first-ever celebrity crush during a guest appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
While playing the show’s famed game “Talk Show Firsts,” the 26-year-old actor confessed to liking the way one unexpected A-lister looked when he was younger. The question asked who his “first crush” was, and Elordi responded: “Brad Pitt.”
Why? The Euphoria star recalled seeing the 59-year-old Hollywood icon in one of his 2004 films. “I think in Troy,” Elordi admitted. “That’s a beautiful man. There’s just no denying it.”
That being said, The Kissing Booth lead’s first role model was an entirely different celebrity, in a different profession. Elordi opened up about “the first thing he wanted to be when he grew up” – to be like Tony Hawk. To young Elordi, Hawk was the “coolest guy in the world,” and he wanted nothing more than to be a skateboarder like him.
Other revelations about the actor included his specialty morning coffee that he makes first thing every morning, which he revealed to be a “red eye,” which is an americano with two shots of espresso.
“How are you not shaking right now?” Fallon quipped.
Elordi also talked about sleeping outside with his mom as they waited to see Eminem for his first concert. He admitted to getting emotional when the beloved rapper walked off the stage at the end of the show.
“I wept like a baby when he left. It was amazing,” he recalled.
Lastly, the Saltburn star confessed the first Elvis song he heard was Lilo & Stitch. The candid response was met with a burst of laughter from Fallon.
Elordi’s set to star as the 20th century music legend in the upcoming film, Priscilla. The Sofia Coppola movie debuts in theatres on 3 November.
Excited fans took to X, formely known as Twitter, to comment on Elordi’s honest admission about his introduction to Elvis as a child. While some were critical of the star’s answer, as someone who just finished assuming the role of the artist, others were pleased by his candidness.
“Common Jacob Elordi,” a critic remarked.
“He’s so real for this,” a supporter wrote, while another agreed: “Kid me did not know Elvis was a real person outside of Lilo & Stitch.”
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Elordi disclosed details of his transformation into the “Burning Love” singer for the highly anticipated film.
“I FaceTimed my mom and my agent. It was totally ego,” he said.
Elordi’s new movie comes after Austin Butler’s sought-after role as Elvis in the 2022 eponymous drama. Butler, whose girlfriend Kaia Gerber used to be in a relationship with Elordi, wished the Deep Water actor well when he heard he would be acting as Elvis too.
“I just wish him all the best,” Butler, 32, told Variety. “We haven’t spoken, but I hope he has a great time.”
