Being anointed the next big thing is a famously loaded experience,
since it could be the springboard to either glory or despair. It’s on that precipice that we meet Callum Turner. He’s in the midst of an international press tour and chatting over Zoom from a luxury hotel suite, unsure of how many interviews he’s completed or, he jokes, even what day it is. There’s an unexpected bit of drama, though, when one of the potato chips he’s casually munching on gets lodged in his throat. “Sorry, that crisp just dried out my mouth,” he says, reaching fast for a bottle of water. “I don’t want to die eating a Pringle. What a way to go.”
The former Burberry model is fresh off his starring role in George Clooney’s holiday sleeper hit The Boys in the Boat and now promoting his acclaimed performance in Masters of the Air,
the Apple TV+ series executive-produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman. There’s also a rumored romance with pop star Dua Lipa, which Turner sidesteps addressing— though, when pressed, he admits that his favorite Dua Lipa song is “Houdini.” Turner is clearly enjoying the ride thus far. “It just keeps getting better,” he says.
This story is from the April 2024 edition of Vanity Fair US.
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