Jacob Elordi He is one of the most sought-after actors today. The performer, famous for his participation in series such as ‘Euphoria‘ and ‘Saltburn‘, has once again boasted of his Basque origin through social networks. The young man, nationality Australianclaims whenever he has the opportunity Basque roots, and he did it again recently.
The actor says in his profile instagram with nothing more and nothing less than almost 14 million followers. In one of his latest publications, he has shown off his Basque connection.
Jacob Elordi, Australian actor of Basque origin THE JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW
basque pride
In his latest stories uploaded to Instagram, Jacob Elordi has shared with his ‘followers’ an image of a Euskal Herria map and the ikurriñaaccompanied by the painting of the famous painting ‘Guernica’by Pablo Picasso, painted in Paris in the summer of 1937.
A nice gesture with his roots by the Australian, who, however, is not the first time he alludes to his Basque origin. The interpreter, one of the names of the moment in Hollywood, has already spoken about his link with the Basque lands In an interview given to the GQ magazine in 2020.
The images that Jacob Elordi has shared with his followers Instagram: @jacobelordi
A curious anecdote
As Elordi explained, browsing in Wikipediasaw a review his and realized that originally they said it was Spanish. Something he didn’t like at all, as he clarified: “That’s not true. I descend from basqueswhich are a small town which is located between France and Spain“, he indicated.
“My grandfather would strangle me if he knew which on Wikipedia says ‘Spanish ancestry,’” Elordi said in that video. For this reason, the Australian decided correct that detail from the Wikipedia publication, where his Basque identity now appears.
His father, Johnemigrated from Euskadi to the country of Oceania at only 8 years old. His grandfather probably could have done it too, since more than 2,000 Basques moved there last century to work on the sugar cane and tobacco plantations.
Controversial incident
A few months ago, Jacob Elordi experienced a tense confrontation with the press. According to ‘The Daily Telegraph’Australian media, the interpreter I was leaving a bar at the Clovelly Hotelin sydney. At that moment, he was approached by Joshua Foxfrom ‘The Kyle and Jackie O Show’, on KIIS FM
The producer would have approached the actor showing him a container with a label in which you could read “Jacob Elordi’s bath water.” It was a birthday gift for the show’s co-hostJackie O.
Elordi would have asked Fox to will delete the images that I had recorded, but this he refused. Then the actor and two of his companions They allegedly cornered Fox against a wall in a very violent attitude.
“I thought something serious was going to happen because I couldn’t move. He was surrounded. jacob spun around“He pushed me against the wall and put his hands on my throat.”Fox said.
Who is Jacob Elordi?
Jacob Elordi (1997), born in Brisbane, Australia, is a film and television actor. His career took off with the role of Noah Flynn in the Netflix romantic comedy ‘The Kissing Booth’, also called ‘My first kiss”(2018).
Thanks to the good reception of that film, he also participated in the subsequent aftermathlaunched in 2020 and 2021.
One of the most prominent and critically acclaimed roles is that of Nate Jacobs in the HBO series ‘Euphoria‘, which premiered in the year 2019. In this series, he plays a complex and troubled teenager.
Likewise, the movie ‘Saltburn‘ (2023) It has been one of Elordi’s last projects.
Jacob Elordi in one of the scenes from ‘Saltburn’. Prime Video
