{"id":605554,"date":"2026-05-26T22:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/605554\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:29:13","slug":"why-hollywood-star-charlize-theron-wishes-she-was-welsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/605554\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hollywood star Charlize Theron wishes she was Welsh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-26-at-18.57.55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322578\"  \/>Charlize Theron (Esquire Magazine)<\/p>\n<p>Nation.Cymru staff<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s one of the world\u2019s most famous actresses, a solid gold Hollywood star, but there is one thing which Charlize Theron wishes \u2013 that she was Welsh.<\/p>\n<p>The surprising admission was made when the South African actress who stars in hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/81763251\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix movie Apex<\/a> was interviewed for Esquire magazine alongside her co-star, Welsh actor Taron Egerton.<\/p>\n<p>The intense survival-thriller film follows Sasha (Theron), a grieving adrenaline junkie who retreats to the Australian wilderness for a solo adventure. <\/p>\n<p>However, her journey turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse when she is hunted by a cunning and psychopathic local named Ben (Egerton)<\/p>\n<p>When the star pair were sat down by Esquire magazine to promote the movie, they were tasked with firing questions at each other.<\/p>\n<p>Theron let slip she wished she was from the Land of Song when she asked Aberystwyth native Egerton what was the most quintessential Welsh thing about him?<\/p>\n<p>He replied: \u2018I love to sing. It\u2019s very Welsh. There\u2019s a tradition of choral singing in Wales. Some people think that all Welsh people can sing, and I would tend to agree.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Theron seemed taken aback with this info, responding with: \u2018Wow, I did not know that. I wish I was born there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She also confessed: \u2018I can\u2019t sing. Apparently South Africans can\u2019t sing!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Taron Egerton has everyone talking about his new movie following Apex \u2013 a provocative comedy thriller with a very raunchy title.<\/p>\n<p>First footage was shown at CinemaCon \u2013 the largest and most important gathering of movie theatre owners from around the world \u2013 for the London-based movie, titled Everybody Wants to F**k Me.<\/p>\n<p>Besides that memorable title, the movie set for release next year, has an intriguing and provocative plot line.<\/p>\n<p>Egerton plays a man who discovers that every woman is stalking him \u2013 and also wants to have sex with him.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from CinemaCon say the trailer for the movie, previously described as a \u2018razor-sharp\u2019 dark comedy thriller set in the world of modern dating, boasts a horror-themed trailer set to Doechii\u2019s Anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>In a day one report from the convention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/news\/breaking-news\/cinemacon-day-1-studiocanal-angel-sony-pictures-classics-1235188794\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IndieWire<\/a> also listed Everybody Wants to F**k Me under the \u2018best thing we saw\u2019 category from the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taron-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312822\"  \/>Taron Egerton in Everybody Wants To F**k Me (Credit: Studio Canal)<\/p>\n<p>The trailer reveals that Egerton has \u2018mastered the disguise of being the perfect man\u2019, attracting plenty of stares, before discovering that the female population is stalking him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cinema is officially unhinged and I\u2019m here for it,\u2019 quipped @flickcinephile on X, while a Redditor added: \u2018I\u2019ve never been more excited about one of his projects. He excels at comedy and the promo around it is going to be bonkers! Plus, finally a theatrical release.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fans are excited for what the \u2018bonkers\u2019 new movie appears to be, as the wait begins for the trailer to be released widely<\/p>\n<p>MORE:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nation.cymru\/culture\/taron-egerton-takes-on-australian-wilderness-in-new-netflix-thriller\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taron Egerton takes on Australian wilderness in new Netflix thriller<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nation.cymru\/culture\/taron-egerton-gives-viewers-a-lesson-in-the-welsh-language\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taron Egerton gives viewers a lesson in the Welsh language<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                Support our Nation today<\/p>\n<p>For the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help us create an<br \/>\n                                    independent, not-for-profit, national news service for the people of Wales, by<br \/>\n                                        the people of Wales.\n                                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlize Theron (Esquire Magazine) Nation.Cymru staff She\u2019s one of the world\u2019s most famous actresses, a solid gold Hollywood&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-605554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}