Friend of the prince, asthmatic, Casanova: curious moments in 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 by birth in the family.

Elba received a good education, but there was little money in the family, so after school he worked for about a year as a mechanic at the Ford automobile plant.

Like many actors, Elba began his career in television and also developed as a musician (and still continues to write music). Very soon, the producers noticed this and began to offer roles in the cinema.

In the early 2000s, he played Stringer Bell in the popular television series The Wire, which paved the way for box office films: 28 Weeks Later, The Harvest, Rock ‘n’ Roller.

The role of John Luther in the TV series “Luther” became fateful 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 Marvel films and is also in the running to be the next James Bond. Daniel Craig, who refused to play 007 again under threat of being shot, finally agreed – at a huge cost. Elba said he was ready to settle for a more modest amount, but did not specify its size.

Idris Elba has long been considered one of the most desirable actors of our time, and his personal life convincingly proves this.

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, he still helps his daughter, who lives in the United States.

The second marriage, to Sonya Nicole Hamlin, lasted only four months and ended in a highly publicized divorce. Subsequently, the actor’s new girlfriend, Naiyana Garth, gave birth to a son from him, but he did not marry her.

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

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

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 painting by James Golding and Mike Snelle 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 received the title of Miss Vancouver, so it was easy for her to pose for the cameras.

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

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