Here's What Happens When a Taylor Kitsch Fan Profiles Him In Elle
LatestTaylor Swift, the biggest pop star on the planet, was recently interviewed by Maxim. The piece was short, but allowed a brief moment for its writer to unleash her inner stan and ask if they could be be best friends. Swift responded with a laugh, and the interview went back to business. But what if it hadn’t?
In the July issue of Elle, Taylor Kitsch was profiled by Lily Anolik, a writer who flies her Fan Flag as proudly as possible. Much of its 3,000 words (particularly the opening and closing) is filled with a breathless adoration for an actor and his most famous character, Tim Riggins—and it’s a joy to read. Though I’m not familiar enough with Kitsch or Friday Night Lights to have much of an opinion of him, there’s something instantly recognizable about Anolik’s total abandon when confronted by an object of her fantasies.
The piece begins with Kitsch stepping off his bike, and approaching the writer (presumably in slow motion) as she sits outside at a Hollywood cafe.
As he walks toward me, I stand, my heart kicking in my chest. I’m nervous. This is a high-stakes game for me: FNL is my favorite show, Riggins my favorite character. I’m afraid that Kitsch is going to be a world apart from Riggins—that he’ll talk in actorspeak, use the word process a lot and tell me about the benefits of a gluten-free diet, gaze into every reflective surface, and fluff his hair. I’m afraid that meeting him will kill the fantasy, basically.
Once he arrives, her heart stops pounding. It’s real now.