Just because Henry Cavill makes for a dashing superhero doesn't mean he always acts like
Superman in reality.
In fact, he reportedly has a rather dark side - both in his public and private life.
Here are some disturbing things that have come out about Henry Cavill.
He's got a dirty mind
In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in August 2015, Cavill was asked about how he got into
shape to play Superman.
"What do you do for cardio?
No cardio?"
"I run.
That's the savory answer."
How cheeky.
That same month, he told The Guardian:
"Playing Superman is like shagging someone for the first time.
Sometimes it turns out to be amazing.
Mostly you're trying to get each other's rhythm going.
It's on the next go that you start to expand."
Expand, eh?
In March 2015, ShortList asked Cavill whether he wears swimming trunks or "budgie smugglers"
- another term for swim briefs.
Cavill replied,
"Definitely, definitely swimming shorts.
More like a parrot smugglers.
A Macaw or something.
Perhaps a large bird of prey.
Bald eagle.
There you go."
Cavill also admitted that things got way too real while filming a racy scene for The Tudors,
telling Men's Fitness that his involuntary physical reaction to the love scene was "unacceptable"
and he had to apologize to his co-star.
His relationship with Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco used to be very private about her dating life.
Remember when she and Johnny Galecki dated for years, then broke up without anyone knowing
until much later?
But then she started dating Henry Cavill in the summer of 2013, and they were constantly
photographed, even while taking trips to the supermarket.
At the time, photos of the couple were plastered absolutely everywhere.
Cuoco admitted she wasn't used to that sort of attention, telling Cosmopolitan in April
2014:
"I had no one following me until I met Superman.
I've been in this business for 20 years, and my whole life, I could go anywhere, do anything.
There had not been one paparazzi photo of me until like seven months ago.
The recognition has been crazy."
Considering paparazzi never snapped her with anyone else, you have to wonder if Cavill
was behind - or at least complicit in - these seemingly impromptu photo ops.
After all, Cavill started dating Cuoco right as Man of Steel was coming out - and their
relationship only lasted for 12 days.
That's nothing to shout about.
Also worth noting: Cuoco and Cavill were both reportedly represented by the same PR firm
- Beverly Hills-based company, Viewpoint.
Inc., according to the Daily Mail.
Cuoco immediately moved on, marrying Ryan Sweeting three months later.
He admits he's a sellout
Henry Cavill basically admitted to Man Of The World that he doesn't really give a toss
about artistic expression - but he does care about the bottom line.
Why would he ever say such a thing?
"For what purpose?"
It's definitely a sentiment you should probably keep to yourself, particularly if you happen
to be a Hollywood star.
Nevertheless, Cavill admitted,
“I’m slightly wary of saying this, because it can be frowned upon, certainly by members
of my community and people outside my community, but I’m not just doing this for the art.
The money’s fantastic and that’s something which I deem - and again, it is frowned upon
- very important.”
He goes on to say:
"People will be calling me as they're reading this, but travel's great as long as you're
going first class.
I mean, traveling to New Zealand in economy, it sucks.
Especially if you're over six feet.
But first class?
I'm not going to ever pretend to be coy about that.
I love it."
Okay, sure, but couldn't he at least pretend to respect his craft as much as his checking
account?
He is an actor after all.
Foot, meet mouth
Cavill's take on the Me Too movement got him in trouble in summer 2018, when he explained
to GQ Australia why he finds dating so difficult:
"I think a woman should be wooed and chased, but [...] it's very difficult to do that if
there are certain rules in place.
Because then it's like: 'Well, I don't want to go up and talk to her, because I'm going
to be called a rapist or something.'"
He went on to explain why he finds it easier to date someone he already knows rather than
flirting with a stranger:
"It’s way safer than casting myself into the fires of hell, because I’m someone in
the public eye, and if I go and flirt with someone, then who knows what’s going to
happen?"
It was a statement he soon came to regret.
"What have you done?"
After facing quite a bit of backlash, the actor released a statement to Page Six that
read in part:
"Having seen the reaction to an article in particular about my feelings on dating and
the #metoo movement, I just wanted to apologize for any confusion and misunderstanding that
this may have created."
Claiming that he didn't mean to be insensitive, he continued:
"In light of this I would just like to clarify and confirm to all that I have always and
will continue to hold women in the highest of regard, no matter the type of relationship,
whether it be friendship, professional, or a significant other."
A thing for younger women?
In 2015, Cavill started dating a college student named Tara King.
At the time, she was just 19 years old and he was 33.
When asked about King in February 2016, he explained to Elle:
"People say age is just a number.
It’s actually real and true sign of someone’s maturity.
But in this case, she’s fantastic."
Elsewhere in the interview, he said:
"When I met my girlfriend, I was super intimidated.
I wanted to impress her.
I was thinking, Don’t mess this up, man."
"She was my world."
But when Cavill and King split up, he reportedly broke her heart.
A source told The Sun,
"Henry said the two of them could remain friends and he even invited her to his recent birthday
party, which she went to, but the relationship is over."
The source added:
"It has been very difficult for Tara, who has been saying he was the love of her life."
Not exactly the most heroic behavior, is it?
"No, god, I can't be a part of this."
"Then what can you be a part of?"
"No!"
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