Ayo Edebiri is many things: award-winning actor, TV writer, and *check notes* Irish icon??!
recently, bottoms star has It attracted a lot of attention, especially after she won back-to-back Golden Globe Awards and Critics’ Choice Awards, and as her fame rapidly grew, many began to question her ties to Ireland. Ta.
Now, dear reader, I have to clarify that Ayo is actually from Boston (!!!) Here’s the real reason fans think she’s Irish.
Fast forward to March 2023. bear Star She sat down with Letterboxd to tell us all about her experience living in Ireland while preparing for her role in Jenny the Donkey. Banshees of InisherinAKA, if you actually check the actor’s IMDb… or the internet, it’s literally a movie she’s never been in, haha.
“I lived in Ireland for about four months, and I was on my hands and knees for four months getting into character. It was really painful, but it was beautiful,” the actor began his interview with Letterboxd. An understated yet impressive Irish accent.
“And that was probably the most fulfilling part of my career. I deserved the nomination as much as anyone else, but I was clearly an ass for four months, so I’m very disappointed in everyone going to the Oscars.” I feel happy.”
Apparently, this interview went viral on the internet. Because Ayo’s ability to commit to this part could not be denied. Since then, the celeb has continued to run the joke, with fans and literal social media accounts following suit.
In her acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Comedy Series bear At the Critics’ Choice Awards on January 14, the actor gave a hilarious nod to the remark, thanking his “real family” and the people of “Boston, Barbados, Nigeria and Ireland” in various ways. Ta.
Additionally, after it was revealed that Aiyo had been nominated for the 2024 BAFTA Rising Star Award, the Film in Dublin account congratulated the actor with the following hilarious statement:
I literally can’t be more into her.