Actor Timothée Chalamet has revealed that he was obsessed with Yu-Gi-Oh! during his childhood, as he prepares for a new movie that will see him return to the card game.
When they’re talking on television, acting in a movie, or playing a sport, it can be hard to remember that celebrities and athletes had similar childhoods to many people. Plenty of them, especially now, grew up playing the same video games and reading the same books as everyone else.
As for Timothée Chalamet, the Dune star has made quite an impression given his love of sports and popular culture. Back in 2021, fans found out that he ran a YouTube channel called ModdedController360, showing off modded Xbox controllers. The latter of that played into a new role for him, Shend, a character that was only used for an interview with W Magazine.
In that interview, the 30-year-old was snapped playing Yu-Gi-Oh! at a card shop in New York, which he later revealed was a passion of his as a youngster.
Timothée Chalamet was a huge Yu-Gi-Oh! fan as a kid
“When I was growing up, I was really into cards,” the Marty Supreme star told W after he portrayed the Shend character.
“I remember being 12 or 13 and going to Midtown Comics to play, and I loved how the game brought all these different classes and races together.”
The admission has already become a viral topic on social media, with many fans pointing out they would have been at the same card shop at the same time.
“Ngl, he’s probably one of the last people I expected to be a YGO lover,” one said. “Ok he’s just that dude. Give him the live action yugi role next honestly,” another added.
Others were simply taken aback by the cards that Chalamet had been holding in the photos. “Junk speeder and called by the grave, he knows ball,” another pointed out.
He isn’t the only celeb that has taken over social media with their trading card habit. Olympic gold medal figure skater, Amber Glenn, is a huge fan of Magic The Gathering.
“I go to local game stores and play. I know it’s nerdy, but it’s my hobby, and I enjoy it,” she said.
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