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Leonardo DiCaprio was ‘paging by means of Victoria’s Secret catalogue’ on set, director claims
Leonardo DiCaprio is little doubt a person of many skills. Not solely is he an unbelievable actor, however he additionally has a present relating to the women.
However, whilst you get the sense the Titanic star might in all probability get virtually any lady he ever wished, a hilarious little anecdote lately shared by filmmaker Edward Zwick could have simply revealed how the actor goes about discovering his companions.
In somewhat sneak peek from his forthcoming memoir, Hits, Flops, and Different Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood, which was shared on X, previously Twitter, the director recalled his time on set with DiCaprio and his co-stars Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou, whereas making hit 2006 film Blood Diamond.
The political thriller, which was set in the course of the Sierra Leone Civil Struggle, grossed $171 million worldwide and obtained 5 Oscar nominations, together with Finest Actor for DiCaprio and Finest Supporting Actor for Hounsou.
Complimenting the three stars, the director spoke of ‘just one occasion of even the mildest misbehavior’ between the actors, explaining: “It’s extra a testomony to their camaraderie than the rest.”
“It appears Leo was at present between beautiful girlfriends. One morning I walked into the make-up trailer as I typically did to debate the day’s work with him,” Zwick recalled.
“I discovered him within the chair ready for his flip and observed he was paging by means of a Victoria’s Secret catalogue.
“‘What are you doing?’ I requested. [Connelly] was within the chair beside him. With out even wanting over, she mentioned, ‘Buying’.”
After all, we will assume the remark was made in jest, nonetheless DiCaprio has been linked to a lot of supermodels who’ve labored with the well-known lingerie model.
They embody Erin Heatherton, Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli, Eva Herzigova and Helena Christensen, to call just a few.
Most lately, the Wolf of Wall Avenue actor has been linked to Italian mannequin Vittoria Ceretti.
Earlier than that, he was recognized to have dated Daisy Jones and the Six actor Camila Morrone from 2018 to 2022.
UNILAD has reached out to DiCaprio’s reps over the claims made within the excerpt.
Zwick’s ebook Hits, Flops, and Different Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood is launched on February 13 and it is positive to be full of fascinating little nuggets identical to this one.