Idris Elba corrects the record about his freakshow bulge seen in recent photos

Idris Elba and Gemma Arterton have been filming A Hundred Streets in London for the past few weeks. I know nothing about this film, but judging from the photos alone, I think Gemma and Idris are married with children, and Idris plays some kind of abusive or depressive bastard and at some point, Gemma takes the kids away. And as she leaves, Idris stands on a balcony, waving a rifle and screaming at her. We have those photos (below). We also have the photos of Idris with what looks like a very, very significant bulge. Yanks would refer to this as “The Full Hamm” I think. The bulge photos took off on Friday, to the point where Idris had to correct the record on Twitter. First, he tweeted: “The good news is i got a sh-t load of followers. The bad news is, that is a mic wire. #egowentintospaceshipmodethough” Then he tweeted this:

Calvin Klein called my mobile, they want me in their next campaign. Foot long john's Coming Winter 2014. #egowentintospaceshipmodethough

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 9, 2014

Idris needs to up his hashtag game. I could come up with better ones off the top of my head. #ExtremeDong #UnleashIt #BulgeWatch2014 #FreakshowInMyPants #FootLongDrisDong #JustAMicWireThough #ICanJumpRopeWithIt #LockJaw #NoComplaints

Anyway, I think we can all rest easier tonight knowing that yes, Idris is probably a BIG guy. But not that big. Still, it’s unsettling seeing him wave around that rifle.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

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