Ben Affleck bizarrely claims he wants to be Brad Pitt during Screen Actors Guild Awards speech

Andrei Harmsworth
28 Jan 2013

Picking up the spoils at the Screen Actors Guild Awards wasn’t fulfilment enough for Ben Affleck on Sunday night.

The award conquering Argo star says he’s turned into a real life version of Brad Pitt’s single white male and wants to be him.

‘I love Brad Pitt. I think he’s amazing,’ Affleck gushed before collecting the Ensemble Cast, Motion Picture gong at LA’s Shrine Auditorium.  In a bizarre suck up to his idol, Affleck continued: ‘I love the way he looks, I’m not going to lie! I think he’s awesome. If I could be somebody, it’d definitely be Brad Pitt.’

The 40-year-old’s night of adoration came on a night of high emotion after his victory for his tale of the US diplomatic drama in Tehran during Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Over the room and Anne Hathaway admitted she was knocking back the shots to deal with her butterflies.

Storming to the supporting actress, motion picture for her role as prostitute Fantine in Les Miserables, the 30-year-old said: ‘[Of course I had butterflies in my stomach! My manicure is a couple of butterflies keeping me company. My secret for getting through awards shows is adrenaline and the slightest bit of vodka.’

It was a top night for the British film industry after Bond flick Skyfall picked up the action performance by a stunt ensemble.

‘Downton Abbey landed the outstanding ensemble cast honours.

Daniel Day-Lewis cemented his Oscar credentials by snagging the actor in a motion picture gong for Lincoln.

not mine.credit and source: METRO UK

Pitch Perfect's Rebel Wilson reveals she thinks Brad Pitt's hair 'smells like unicorns' on Graham Norton show

12/02/2016

Actress Rebel Wilson has a fetish for smelling other stars' hair, and she has declared Brad Pitt's tresses remind her of "unicorns" after she sniffed his head at a showbiz bash.

The Pitch Perfect star was attending a Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony in Los Angeles when she was so starstruck she decided to get up close and personal with the Hollywood superstar.

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Rebel has a peculiar habit of smelling other famous guests' hair at awards shows, and she couldn't resist the chance to check out Brad's locks.

She told talk show host Graham Norton: "I was at the SAG Awards and got to meet Brad Pitt but I was too nervous to say anything so I just smelt his hair. It was so embarrassing. You're really packed in like sardines and everywhere you turn there is someone mega famous and you don't know what to do so you smell their hair."

Asked by the host what aroma Brad's tresses conjured up, she replied "Like unicorns."

The interview is due to air tonight

Rebel has never been shy about saying what she really thinks, and her comic on-screen persona spills over into real life too. At the end of 2015 she was honoured at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Woman of the Year Awards, taking home the night's title award.

After accepting the prize the actress revealed that she's always been a fan of the magazine, especially the publication's sex tips pages.

"We were having this nice weekend in a hotel in New York and I wanted it to be special, so I Googled 'Cosmopolitan BJ tips,'" she recounted. "I grew up very conservatively and just wanted to be impressive. And there are some really weird tips, like put a fan in the corner of the room because every now and then you'll get this burst of air.

"There were some really detailed tips. But one of them was that you should get a bit of ice and put it in your mouth and it will drive your man wild."

Deciding to try it out she ordered a bucket of ice from room service but after waiting 30 minutes for the frozen aide, the romantic mood was killed.

not mine.credit and source: BELFAST TELEGRAPH