Timothée Chalamet was asked to reveal the “smelliest” actor he’s ever worked with, and I need you to hear his answer

On January 19, 2025By Littum

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Timothée Chalamets ongoing press tour for A complete unknown has been full of surprises so far and his latest UK stop did not disappoint.

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After pulling up to the London premiere of a Lime bike (and will be fined for that), Timmy and his co-star, Edward Nortonstopped at BBC Radio 1 this week, where they played a fun game involving British school kids asking A-listers silly questions.

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As the game progresses, a 5-year-old girl asks the actors to reveal the identity of “the smelliest actor” they’ve ever worked with. And while Edward deflected the question by jokingly giving Timothée’s name, his costar actually had an answer to share.

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“I won’t say any names because you know that would just be gross,” Timmy began. “But I was working on a western years ago and somebody was — quote, unquote — ‘in character’ the whole time, and uh, that was something.”

Person in a pink hoodie speaks into a BBC Radio microphone while others in the background wear headphones. Radio studio interview setting — “It was something on set,” he added. “The noise that comes in every day.”

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When asked about the nature of his mysterious costar’s dedicated method acting, Timothée said that “they just didn’t wash,” presumably to play a character that was meant to be a little…dirty.

People in a radio studio having a conversation, sitting with microphones. They are casually dressed and engaged in discussion, with one wearing a pink hoodie — “I was there for two months, but they were really committed,” he said, careful not to give “too many descriptive details.” “This gentleman’s wife came and she, you know, they were very much in love. She didn’t care.”

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Amusingly, Edward broke in to ask if it was Casey Affleckwhich Timothée worked with Christopher Nolan‘s Interstellar back in 2014. However, Timmy was quick to clear Casey’s name.

Two people sit at BBC Radio 1 studio microphones. One wears a hoodie and jacket and smiles while holding a drink; the other smiles in a casual jacket — “It wasn’t Casey,” Timothée said with a laugh.

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So with all that in mind, what do we know about this person? They are a male method actor who appeared in a western with Timothée Chalamet and was married to a woman at the time. And it’s definitely not Casey Affleck.

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Well, I’ll leave that with you. I just looked through Timothée’s IMDb and already have a pretty strong theory about who this person is… but let me hear your thoughts.