Idris Elba is was already a sex symbol, but this week the internet went into overdrive when pictures of the Luther star filming in London appeared to show a frankly huge bulge in his trousers.
Fans took to Twitter to discuss the Jon Hamm-esque incident in some detail but, sorry ladies of the world, it wasn't what many assumed. Explaining just what was in his trousers, Idris took to Twitter on Saturday to claim it was a mic wire.
He wrote:
The good news is i got a shit load of followers. The bad news is, that is a mic wire. #egowentintospaceshipmodethough
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 9, 2014
He should've just said it was!
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Looks like Jon Hamm can rest easy, if he thought he was going to loose his crown in that department. It seems his area is almost always on display. The Mad Men star said earlier this year, that he didn't get all the attention about his trousers, though.
"Would you want people walking up to you and pointing at your dick? I can't believe I'm still talking about this. "The fact that I'm painted as this exhibitionist is a little annoying. It's become a meme."
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He added: "Being someone who people want to photograph, you have to open yourself up to the positive and negative. It is what it is. If I get mad at it I'll look like a douchebag. But it's silly."
There's even a Tumblr account dedicated to it called Jon Hamm's Wang. commenting on it he told Rolling Stone magazine: "They're called 'privates' for a reason. I'm wearing pants, for f**k's sake. Lay off. I mean, it's not like I'm a f**king lead miner. There are harder jobs in the world.
"But when people feel the freedom to create Tumblr accounts about my c**k, I feel like that wasn't part of the deal… But whatever. I guess it's better than being called out for the opposite."
