Joe Alwyn, identified for his roles in motion pictures like The Favorite and The Brutalist, not too long ago shared an unforgettable childhood story throughout his look on The Drew Barrymore Present on Friday.
Alwyn, who dated Taylor Swift from 2017 to 2023, revealed a mischievous prank he pulled on the age of eight that took a surprising flip.
“After I was about eight years outdated, I believed it could be a enjoyable concept to prank the neighbors,” Alwyn started. The actor shared that he and his older brother, Thomas, wrote ‘threatening prank-y’ letters and dipped them in pretend blood from a toy retailer earlier than distributing them to each mailbox on their block.
The prank, which began as harmless enjoyable, rapidly escalated. “My dad and mom bought again from a canine stroll, and the cellphone rang,” Alwyn mentioned. A involved neighbor had known as to ask if that they had obtained one of many alarming letters. At first, the brothers discovered the unfolding chaos amusing.
“We thought this was actually humorous as a result of it was working! Success!” he admitted. Nonetheless, their pleasure turned to dread as they watched the state of affairs spiral. “The road was rapidly full of the whole neighborhood in tears, and screaming, and fearful,” he recalled.
Issues turned extra critical when the police have been known as. “I’m not joking; that is true,” Alwyn mentioned. Officers arrived on the scene, and even Scotland Yard was reportedly knowledgeable. Alwyn and his brother quickly confessed to their dad and mom and the authorities.
“I don’t keep in mind what the policeman yelled at me, however they yelled,” he shared, including that he genuinely thought he is perhaps arrested for the prank. Fortunately, the ordeal ended with out main penalties.
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