A video featuring Hollywood stars has gone viral online. Pedro Pascal and Mark Ruffalo were supporting Willem Dafoe at the ceremony where he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The actors squatted down to pose for photographers. Behind them stood Dafoe’s wife, Italian actress and director Giada Colagrande, who is 21 years younger than her husband.
When the actors stood up for another group photo, the actor who played the Green Goblin in the Spider-Man trilogy smiled broadly, enjoying the celebratory moment. When Willem briefly looked away, Pascal suddenly touched his wife’s face and, with a mischievous smile, gently stroked Giada’s chin.
This gesture became a meme, along with Dafoe’s facial expression when he realized his friend was showing affection to his beautiful wife. The smile instantly faded from the four-time Oscar nominee’s face. The actor shot a sharp, disapproving glance at the charming Chilean-born lovemaker.
The amusing incident sparked a wave of jokes online. Comments included: “Touch my wife like that again and we’re fighting. What’s going on here?”, “After that, bro didn’t smile anymore, wow,” “When you know something’s off with Pedro Pascal but can’t prove it,” “Look how he was caught, Willem is clearly not happy,” “That last second of the clip… Don’t mess with the Goblin!”
However, some defended Oberyn Martell from Game of Thrones: “They’re just good friends,” “Pedro is simply a very affectionate and sensitive person,” they assured.
Pascal is indeed very tactile. In one interview, he said that physical touch helps him cope with anxiety, which worsened during the COVID-19 lockdown. The actor experiences stress when in front of large crowds and appreciates having someone nearby to support him.
Pascal openly showed this affection during the promo tour for the new film Fantastic Four: First Steps. On the red carpet, he held hands with his 38-year-old co-star Vanessa Kirby, who was heavily pregnant. Pedro gently rubbed her baby bump for the cameras. It’s unknown how Kirby’s partner feels about this, but she herself didn’t mind the attention. In a joint interview this week, the British star hugged the Mandalorian actor and stroked his beard. Fans of Pascal say Kirby was simply trying to calm her nervous friend.
