Saturday 13 August 2022 01:52 AM Idris Elba reveals a BAT ruined his steamy shower romp with wife Sabrina trends now
Idris Elba has revealed the hilarious moment his steamy shower romp with his wife Sabrina was brought to an abrupt end by a rogue bat.
The actor, 49, who is set to star in the upcoming film Beast, shared the amusing anecdote from his time shooting in South Africa, admitting he is 'horrified' by the animal.
Idris, who married Sabrina in 2019, also admitted his never been able to live down his reaction to seeing the bat, and his wife still 'makes fun of him to this day.'
Amusing: Idris Elba has revealed the hilarious moment his steamy shower romp with his wife Sabrina was brought to an abrupt end by a rogue bat (pictured in May)
Speaking in an interview with Men's Journal, Idris said: 'I was shooting in Limpopo. My wife was there and we were going to have some fun in the shower.
'Some morning romance, you know? She got in, then I followed her and closed the door. But then I looked down and clinging for life to the inside shower door handle was this bat.
'A tiny, wet bat. I hate bats. It was freaky as f***. I jumped out of the shower so fast. My wife makes fun of me about it to this day — ''You left me in the shower with a bat!''
Wings up! The actor shared the amusing anecdote from his time shooting in South Africa, and admitted he is 'horrified' by the animal (stock image)
Idris went onto reveal that he first developed a fear of bats while he was in Australia in 2019.
The Luther star has been in the midst of promoting his survival film Beast which pits a widowed husband, on a trip to South Africa with his daughters, against a huge rogue lion who is tracking them.
However the actor, has since revealed that the lion was created using special effects and during filming there was a stand-in stuntman wearing a big foam mask, and it proved challenging for him to recreate the same level of fear.
Idris told The Daily Mail's Alison
