People adored actor Tom Hardy’s brilliant response to a reporter’s intrusive question about his sexuality
Tom Hardy is surely one of the greatest English actors of his generation, giving his all in so many wonderful films and TV programmes including Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Peaky Blinders, Mad Max: Fury Road and so many more.
He’s also widely acknowledged to be one of the ‘good guys’, a down to earth fella who always has time for his fans and who, as well as being an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust, visits local dog shelters to spend time with abandoned animals. Top man!
To reinforce this image, a video clip has emerged from a press conference at Toronto International Film Festival where, in 2015, Tom Hardy was promoting the movie Legend in which he portrayed both of the notorious Kray Twins, Reggie and Ronnie.
Here’s his glorious response to a reporter’s impertinent, irrelevant question about his sexuality. Thanks to Cinesthetic for sharing on Twitter.
Tom Hardy’s perfect response to a reporter’s awkward question about his sexuality. pic.twitter.com/nPINSjlxTz
— cinesthetic. (@TheCinesthetic) March 20, 2025
Boom! People loved him for it.
1.
Brilliant. Hate that anyone thinks they can ask you questions like that. It’s no one’s business.
— DPJ (@DavidPeterJ) March 20, 2025
2.
darling serving that unbothered energy with a side of class, we simply must stan a king who knows how to shut it down
— Edna (@fitchecking) March 20, 2025
3.
Tom Hardy always handles things with grace love his no-nonsense approach!
— Stuvar Finn (@stuvarfinn) March 21, 2025
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Love how he handled that, true confidence and authenticity.
— FUEL UP (@fuelup_thoughts) March 20, 2025
5.
The most polite way to say “fk off”.
— Jenji (@J3NJIi) March 20, 2025
6.
Perfect
— Mel (@RabbitholeGirl) March 20, 2025
7.
… my bromance with Tom Hardy just gets better and better…
— Tony (@Tony_06_05_65) March 20, 2025
8.
You can take the boy out of West London, but you can’t take West London out of the boy! ✊
— Tracy (@Tracy_A_73) March 20, 2025
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Perfect response. Why would it be a stranger’s business?
— Linda (@ItisLinda) March 21, 2025
10.
Shuts him down, embarrasses him and then ends the suffering.
That’s the way to do it— GracieJ (@IssyJas) March 21, 2025
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A perfect mix of grace and wit, shutting down the question without being overtly rude
— Rekha Boodoo-Lumbus (Rakhee) (@RakheeLb) March 21, 2025
12.
That was beautiful
— DikoOnScreen (@DikoOnScreen) March 20, 2025
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Beautifully handled
— Sarah blum (@sarahchblum) March 20, 2025
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I bloody love Tom Hardy. Brilliant response. Just in case you were wondering, my sexuality is “Tom Hardy”. https://t.co/b5EPSl1YLb
— Penneth_Official (she/her) #ChildlessCatLady (@OfficialPenneth) March 21, 2025
Never a truer word –
This is confidence, fellas. Not that incel shit https://t.co/45Jo3EL4KD
— Trey (@treydayway) March 20, 2025
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