Prince’s friend, asthmatic, Casanova: curious moments from the life of Idris Elba

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Idrissa Akuna Elba was born on September 6, 1972 in London. His parents are from Sierra Leone and Ghana, he became the first British citizen born into the family.

Elba received a good education, but the family had little money, so after school he worked for about a year as a mechanic at the Ford car factory.

Like many actors, Elba began his career in television and also developed as a musician (and still continues to write music). Pretty soon, producers noticed him and started offering him film roles.

In the early 2000s, he starred as Stringer Bell in the popular TV series The Wire, which paved the way for his blockbuster films: 28 Weeks Later, The Harvest, Rock ‘n’ Roller.

The role of John Luther in the TV series “Luther” became fatal for him. He received a Golden Globe and an invitation to star in Ghost Rider, Star Trek and The Dark Tower.

In recent years, Elba has also played Heimdall in the Marvel movies and is also in contention to be the next James Bond. Daniel Craig, who refused to play 007 again under threat of being shot, finally agreed – for a huge fee. Elba said he was prepared to settle for a more modest amount, but did not specify the amount.

Idris Elba has long been considered one of the most sought-after actors of our time, and his personal life proves it convincingly.

In 1999, he married actress Hanna “Kim” Norgaard and they had a daughter, Isan. Despite the fact that Hannah Idris divorced immediately after the birth of the child, she still helps her daughter, who lives in the United States.

His second marriage to Sonya Nicole Hamlin lasted just four months and ended in a high-profile divorce. Subsequently, the actor’s new girlfriend Naiyana Garth gave birth to a son, but he did not marry her.

In an interview, Elba said that he was disappointed in family life … But in 2017, he met Sabrina Daur and on February 10, 2018, he offered her his hand and heart. Of course she agreed!

At the dawn of his career, Idris Elba was helped by one of the royal charitable foundations – the Prince’s Trust, founded by Prince Charles. Since then, he and Prince Harry have had a strong friendship. Needless to say, Elba and his future third wife, Sabrina Daur, were invited to the Prince’s wedding to Meghan Markle in May 2018, where the actor even DJed!

A year later, he invited them to his own wedding with Sabrina, who, by the way, is 20 years younger than the actor. Harry and Meghan were unable to visit, but sent a James Golding and Mike Snelle painting worth around $9,000 as a gift.

The wedding, by the way, lasted three days! The bride in a Vera Wang dress looked chic: in 2014, Sabrina Daur won the title of Miss Vancouver, so it was easy for her to pose in front of the cameras.

In mid-March 2020, Idris and Sabrina contracted the coronavirus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie is believed to have infected the actor. Idris and his wife briefly came to the US from the UK, but had to spend a full quarantine in the States.

The actor was worried that his bronchial asthma could worsen the symptoms of the coronavirus. Fortunately, the illness passed without complications and Elba was able to return to work at the end of April. He now stars in several films, including “Suicide Squad: Mission Through,” “Three Thousand Years of Wish,” and “Luther.”