Webchat with IDRIS ELBA: Thursday 19th December, 1-2pm

[RachelMumsnet]

We're delighted to end 2013 by welcoming Golden Globe winner Idris Elba to Mumsnet HQ on Thursday 19th December between 1.00 and 2.00pm to answer your questions.

Idris is best known for his portrayal of Russell 'Stringer' Bell in The Wire and later as Detective John Luther in BBC One's Luther. On January 3rd Idris is back on the big screen playing Nelson Mandela in the highly anticipated MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM for which he is has recently been nominated as ‘Best Actor’ for his portrayal of Mandela at the 2014 Golden Globes.

MANDELA was made with the full support and endorsement of Mr Mandela, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. Mr Mandela entrusted his life story to South African producer Anant Singh in the face of fierce competition from the major international studios. Singh spent 16 years developing the film, teaming up with David Thompson and finally commencing principal photography of this UK-South African coproduction in May 2012.

Come and chat to Idris on Thursday at 1.00pm and to find out more about the new film and his other work. If you're unable to join us please post a question in advance to this thread.

Awesome web chat. I think we all heart Idris

Ill take the kiss Getorf :D

Oh shitters I missed him doing bloody mothering stuff.

He is LOVELY.

If I ever get this I shall just imagine the beautiful Idris.

MNHQ - you lucky buggers. More of those please.

I totally forgot and missed it!

What a great chat!

I see we didn't disgrace ourselves too badly on the day.

Oh SWOON. That was brilliant.

MNHQ Thanks ever so much for this. It has really cheered me up this week. {{unmumsnetty hugs}}

Ofgs
I asked a really good question right at the bloody start.
Did anyone ask him for me. No.

He must be mumsnet's favourite actor!

And he answered my question. My husband won't believe me.

What a lovely man

I think he was a shameless hussy flirting with everyone like that.

If anyone wants me I shall be sulking in the corner with the rest of the snubbed Ultraviolet fans.

::weakens::

He was lovely though. And he was very nice about the smashing Chiwetel Ejiofor, so I'll forgive him.

Will never look at one of these in the same light again.

In fact, I think we need a campaign to rename it.

I'm sure we could think of something, to conjure up the lovely images Idris descrided

Gosh isn't he lovely?
I wanted him to be a pompous arse so he'd lose some if his appeal and I can move on
Notice getorf bided her time then swooped in from the side with a fawning post and a fucking link!

What an utterly lovely man he seems. Letchery notwithstanding.

OMG. I am gutted I missed this

Love you Luther Idris.

Aaarrgghh can't BELIEVE I missed this!!! Love love love Idris

God, he was great.

Oh oh oh oh he answered my question!

I do believe that makes us married in the eyes of the law.

Result.

He answered my question and I got a pic! of his van

My family are soooo envious

Come back soon Idris!!!

Ah, he was awesome!

He must win the globe for The long walk to freedom and Chiwetel for Dancing on the edge. That would be perfect.

Lovely, lovely man.

He was rubbish. Didn't even make it as far as Dadsnet..
HQ, demand a return and ask him to post in DN, rather than spending his time snogging MsGee.

Idris Elba spoke to me!!

= The Idris

For MrsD's benefit, Idris's style of eating jammy dodgers was as follows:

"I tend to crunch all the way around the biscuit edge and then eat the jam in the middle."

Carry On Biscuits.

I can't COPE with that Jammie dodger thing, my Christ that man knew what he was doing. What an absolute legend he is.

Lol at ledkr I BEASTED you lot with that link.