Famous actor and comedian Stephen Fry has revealed that he does not know one Kardashian sister from the other. In fact, one can say he has declared that he has no interest in Keeping Up with the Kardashians. While most people love the family and see them as pop culture icons, Fry feels the opposite way.
In an interview with The Guardian, he revealed that he wouldn’t know one Kardashian from another.” However, he added that he knows “they exist, and I know most of their names begin with K.” The Kadarshhian family includes sisters Kim, Khloe, Kylie and Kendall.
They came into the spotlight with their Famous reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” On the show, they showed an up-close look into their luxurious lifestyles with celebrities from different places. They also navigated their respective high-profile relationships, breakups, and business ventures.
From their viral social media platforms, businesses, and shows, they became solidified in pop culture. They also gained global fame as people from all over the world watched their shows. Kim and Kylie also became business moguls with their popular brands, such as Skims and Kylie Cosmetics.
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Therefore, it was quite surprising that Fry did not “understand” the hype surrounding the famous family, as he admitted that the subject would stump him if it came up during a quiz show. However, he clarified that he was in no way being deliberately obtuse. “I’m not being fake ignorant, I genuinely just don’t understand,” he said.
“I don’t see why I should go to Wikipedia and read up on the history of the Kardashian family. I know it’s a phenomenon. And all phenomena are worthy of interest in the human story, I suppose. But there isn’t room for everything.”
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The English broadcaster also noted some other popular phenomena that he had no idea about. He added K-pop, Girls Aloud, indie, and hip-hop to his list of topics to avoid. On the other hand, he claims that his husband, Elliott Spencer, was more interested in pop culture.
Spencer taught him “to love and respect Kendrick Lamar,” the multi-award-winning rapper. He also said that he admired Eminem, the global iconic rapper. According to Fry, Eminem has “genuine poet skills and is quite exciting to listen to.”
Therefore, it was clear that Fry was not being shady or insulting. He just isn’t one to follow pop culture and all its celebrities. Instead, he does better with fellow actors like himself.
The Golden-Globe nominated actor had a huge fall last year which he had to undergo surgery for. “The doctors said I was lucky,” he said. “People have had a fall from a lesser height and might not walk again. I was very fortunate.”
Now, he is much better and is excited to go back to work. For his latest project, he stars as Leonardo da Vinci’s voice in the new stop-motion movie The Inventor. The movie will be in cinemas from March 8th.
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