No./2 Social distancing, Hollywood style
As the world shut down over coronavirus, film stars took to social media to show us how they’re using their free time
SETH ROGEN: GOT STONED AND WATCHED CATS
“WHAT IS JELLICLE?!,!?”, a high Seth Rogen asked of his Twitter followers during his running commentary, which also saw him baffled by Jason Derulo’s feet and Judi Dench’s jacket. He later gave up and watched 90 Day Fiancž instead.
KAT DENNINGS: PUT MAKE-UP ON A CAN OF COCONUT MILK
Nothing if not resourceful, the Thor star spent her hours of isolation applying make-up to a can of organic coconut milk. By the end of this oddly mesmerising tutorial, the can had received full lashes and red, bee-stung lips.
SHARON STONE: TRIED HER HAND AT PAINT-BY-NUMBERS
One small upside to self-isolation was that the world got a peek into what the Hollywood elite might do for downtime. For Sharon Stone, this was a spot of arts-and-crafts. No need for total recall when you have the numbers to help you, eh?
ANTHONY HOPKINS: PLAYED THE PIANO FOR HIS CAT
Always a beam of light during uncertain times, the veteran actor tickled the ivories with a hauntingly beautiful tune for his cat Niblo. Fun fact: as well as being an Oscar-winner, Hopkins is an accomplished classical musician and composer.
JUDI DENCH: WORE A SILLY HAT
What happens when you stick a national treasure in a dog-shaped hat with ears that spring up on command? Via her daughter’s Twitter account, the behatted Dench sent a resilient message to fans: “Just keep laughing. That’s all we can do.”
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: FED CARROTS TO A TINY HORSE
No-one brought their A-game to quarantine quite like Arnie. When he wasn’t admonishing ‘Spring Breakers’ from his jacuzzi, or riding his bike to feel the wind on his face, he tended to his pets, miniature horse Lulu and donkey Whiskey.
SAM NEILL: CLEANED HIS COLLECTION OF SHOES
Sam Neill’s grandfatherly-yet-somehow-sexy social media presence is always a soothing tonic. “I didn’t realise that I had so many shoes that were pretty much exactly the same,” he gently purred, Asmr-like, on Twitter.