Emily loves Queen moustache
ENGLISH rose Emily Mortimer, right, became an unlikely fan of the flamboyant moustache recently sported by her actor husband Alessandro Nivola, also pictured, for his major new screen role.
The American star currently appears as Audrey Tatou’s love interest Arthur “Boy” Capel in the film Coco Before Chanel. Nivola, 37, reveals he was relieved when Emily proved surprisingly keen on his temporary image change.
“Fortunately, she was one of the few people who found it attractive, otherwise I would have had a lot of lonely nights,” laughs Nivola, who adds that his moustache frequently earned him comparisons with a certain rock icon.
“Walking back to my hotel in Paris with that black moustache and slicked back hair, men would walk past and whisper: ‘Ooh, Freddie Mercury!’ ”
Still, if the missus likes it…