'She really fell for me at my worst, physically and hair-wise,' gushes the actor playing Russian 'super-soldier' Alexei Shostakov in the Marvel blockbuster.
- July 13, 2021
AceShowbiz - Lily Allen wasn't a fan of her husband David Harbour's weight loss after he wrapped "Black Widow", because she liked him as a bearded fatty.
The "Stranger Things" star reveals he was 280 pounds with a beard when he and the "Smile" singer went on their first date, but Allen really seemed to like his look as Russian "super-soldier" Alexei Shostakov - the role he was playing at the time in the Marvel blockbuster.
"It's a true testament to my undeniable charisma when I say that my wife met me at 280 pounds with this beard and this hair," he tells the New York Times. "We went on a date at the Wolseley [restaurant] in London, and she really fell for me at my worst, physically and hair-wise."
"So as the thing went on, I started losing the weight and working out," the actor continued sharing. "And she honestly has some mixed feelings about it. Which is a good place to be in a relationship."
"It's really good to start the relationship from that part, as opposed to being the young, handsome buck and watching yourself degenerate over the years."
In another interview, Harbour explained why he is glad he married Allen. "I'm so grateful that I'm not alone anymore, and that I have someone that I can tell everything to and who can tell me everything," he told PEOPLE. "We can share this experience of walking through life together. I'm always so overcome with gratitude for that, because I've been alone for most of my life."
