Last month, Norman Reedus gave a video tour of his Walking Dead trailer to Entertainment Weekly. It wasn’t a look into his fabulous mobile amenities (have you seen that Celebrity Motor Homes show? Jason Mraz did the best one) so much as a view at the souvenirs and junk he keeps. Reedus keeps a lot which is kind of sweet. If a Walking Dead fan gives him something, it has a good chance of going on display in his trailer. Reedus also likes to steal mementos from the show. He took a Polaroid camera from costuming and he swipes one of his character’s crossbow about once a season.
Spoilers for the episode of Walking Dead follow
One of the weirdest things that Reedus has taken from the WD set is Andrew Lincoln’s beard. As those of you who watch the show know, our intrepid zombie fighters have landed at a protected community in Alexandria where the people actually seem decent. Headed by a former congresswoman, their new location seems safe and close to life before the virus. It’s hard for them to adjust, and they’re suffering from PTSD while waiting for the other shoe to drop. Lincoln’s character Rick Grimes shaved his beard and accepted a haircut on arrival at his new mcmansion and holy sh*t he looks so hot. And Reedus saved the beard remains. He told this to Entertainment Tonight:
On if he’ll ever shave his own facial hair
This takes a good year to grow these five little hairs right here. But I actually have Andrew’s beard in my refrigerator in a Ziploc bag in Florida. I don’t know [what I’m going to do with it.] He’s kind of my dude.1. @cfn804: If you weren’t acting what would you be doing?
I’d be living in a house in Montauk with about 12 cats walking around in a onesie.2. @Jskuminime: How did you become an actor?
I was at a party and I yelled at a bunch of people and somebody asked me to be in a play.3. @miri_lars: What should we expect from the season finale?
Wow, bring your Kleenex and you’ll be screaming at your television.4. @Shansberry89: Do you have anything in common with Daryl in your personal life?
Yeah, I’m super awkward. I mean what I say and I wear my heart on my sleeve for the most part.5. @oddkin13: Do you still take the crossbow home every day?
At the end of the season I steal a crossbow and I’m driving back to New York and I get a call saying, ‘You did not steal that crossbow?!’ and I’m like, ‘I stole the crossbow!’ So I have a bunch of crossbows in New York.
It sounds gross, but maybe Reedus knows that Lincoln’s beard (Lincoln’s beard, ha!) is worth good money.They can auction that thing off for charity at some point to support a good cause. This also brings it home to me that Reedus is the one doing the promotion and heavy lifting for Walking Dead. It’s seems like Lincoln is too good for this.
Also gross? Reedus’s habit of licking people. It’s become his thing now and he plays it up on social media. Reedus talked about it on Conan earlier this week. Fans will ask him to lick them and he usually obliges – until it gets weird. This headline on MTV News pretty much summed it up. Also on Conan his hair looked just as greasy as it does on Walking Dead. I think that’s due to the color, because he must be allowed to wash it in between takes.
Here’s Reedus on Entertainment Tonight. At the end they shoot Nerf crossbows at zombie celebrities.
And here’s Reedus on Conan. The best part is when he wishes happy birthday to his mom.
I went through Reedus’ Instagram looking for the licking pictures. (Pajiba has a ton of them.) Instead I found this gem from two weeks ago that I somehow missed.
Bonus gifs of Andrew Lincoln shaving, thanks to Vanity Fair:
Photo credit: FameFlynet, WENN, Getty Images and Instagram
Dangggg *drools over Rick*
It worries me that Norman is doing the media rounds this time, but I guess i shouldn’t be too worried about his character. They seem to do this a lot- let one character do the majority of the media for a season. I think last year it was Steven (Glenn)? Andrew Lincoln does a lot of promotion too, my google senses tell me.
*falls into Google black hole of Andrew Lincoln*
I’ve been there Senaber 😉 Andrew does a lot of promotion but I think Norman is the one who enjoys it way more and volunteers to do most of the promotional duties while others happily let him do it. He’s like an older, weirder, American Tom Hiddleston in terms of going all in to sell his show to the public. Lincoln is more of a family man than a star and he usually looks horrified when Norman agrees to do something crazy with fans, like licking or signing strange body parts.
Lol at “older, weirder” Tom Hiddleston. I get the sense that Norman enjoys it the most too.
He is delightfully strange.
I agree. I can’t help but find his weirdness charming.
I live in the city where they film and while I have not met them (this is a very very small town) everyone else and their mother has and they speak wonders of them. I’ve seen pictures of them golfing, eating out, pretty much living like regular residents. I’ve also heard that upon meeting him, Andrew tells you to call him “Andy”. They are both very beloved here.
I want to move there, can I live with you?
Awwww…so basically they are awesome.
I’m actually sad that crazy mountain man beard is gone, but Rick can have me up, down, and sideways.
Me too! I rarely *swoon* but my God Andrew Lincoln is hot!!!!
OMG, yes! Rick’s so f*** hot!
The walking deads ok but I like the boondock saints better. He is awesome in those movies. I wonder when part 3 is coming out. I think he’s more of a badass in TBS.
I thought it was Abraham Lincoln’s beard. Nevermind. La jiggy jar jar doo!
So did I. I wondered how he got it. Lol
I got the sh$t kicked out of me on here yesterday, so I’m just easing my head above the bunker to say hello.
Uh oh, what thread? We call that a db.
Rita Ora. I never realized I have “haters.” I was being sort of bossy, as I can be, but it’s still hurtful.
I don’t think anyone h8s you GNAT. There are some very zealous fans of some stars.
They take any hit against the celeb personally. I sometimes find the investment amusing.
Thanks. One person said I was “known for replies like that” and to just ignore me, so that was kind of personal and another one said my name meant I had a negative view of life. Lol. Oh well, another day, another chance to p&ss people off.
@GNAT
You are one of the few people here who gives well thought out and respectful comments. I always look forward to your comments and anyone who doesn’t is a slag. Have a good day friend!
@GoodNames-LMAO. You are famous now, dahling! You have haters?!? Ha, I adore you.
GNAT.. WHO do I gotta go fight in their face?? WHOOO???
QQ took the rings off!
Aw, you guys are the best. I feel better than better now. Thank you!
Some rude folks around here lately. Must have been drawn here by their space lizard overlord. Shake it off GNAT. 🙂
Oh man. I wish I had clicked on that post yesterday, GNAT–would have had your back.
BTW, that same commenter has a huge hate-on for me too so don’t feel bad.
I’m confused. Isn’t hair dead? Why would you need to refrigerate it?
I also am mystified about the refridgeration.
Sprinkle beard hair on your morning yogurt for a hearty dose of fiber.
That was seriously gross.
Well I was going to say sprinkle on your berries (because of the pic), but then I thought beard hair and berries together in a post about Daryl and Rick might overwhelm some “Rickyl” fans.
(Yes, I learned about Rickyl during my google adventure through “hot Rick Grimes” land. And yes I made a testicle joke. No apologies!!!)
Hair will disintegrate, decompose?, over time. Usually hair, if saved, is put in some type of receptacle, locket or a glassine envelope. You know, like children’s hair clippings. I don’t know why, but hair in the fridge sounds gross. There was some comedian, I forget who, who said that it’s funny how we are okay with hair as long as it is attached to a person, but how it becomes revolting if we find it in our food. That’s so true. Hair in food makes me gag.
You’re a receptacle.
That sounds like a compliment, I think. Or should I take my damn rings off? Got get a life! lol
Reedus is a fine actor, but his media personality is staged in a weird way. I have an uncle who turned 49 and is in a full blown midlife crisis now, and he and Reedus could shake hands…no judging here, whatever works for him – just saying.
I find he has this weird dichotomy. I watched him on Conan and he sounded like a surfer dude from California, but supposedly he lives in NYC. That was so confusing to me. He was funny and likeable, but I kept staring at his hair. It’s long, but has absolutely no movement, like it’s plastered down against his head and face. That was fascinating to me. How does one accomplish this?
THANK YOU SILVIA!! I like him as Darryl but REFUSE to deal with him outside of that cause I don’t understand the whole “Im Badass punk as F*ck- but Sensitive-Yeah Dude hang ten- but also Redneckery-Look at My cat, but I’m not here to wash my hair” persona Ideknow
Kiddo: this is accomplished by letting the grease/sweat and night ichor build Over time
LMAO @ the entire comment.
Andrew Lincoln may be an exceptional actor (I don’t watch TWD but I know he’s great in it), but he’ll always be lovely Mark from Love, Actually to me. And Norman has always intrigued me.
I have loved Andrew Lincoln since the first time I saw that movie.
Oh sigh. I have goose bumps now.
I can’t help it-this man’s body is just dirrrrty hot. And he says the most intriguing things. But I still feel..questionable about him. Like I think the neighborhood flasher is sexy or something.
When he’s on talk shows and stuff, he looks just like he does in the show, when he’s supposed to be dirty. I still like Daryl but I don’t get the “OMG so hot” stuff about him.
As much as I love TWD, and as hot as I find both Daryl and Rick on the show, the actors who play them do nothing for me. I almost don’t want to see them doing interviews, because I find Reedus’ middle aged quasi surfer dude voice, and Andrew Lincoln’s real (British) accent so off putting. They’re so different from the characters they play, I find them a bit disappointing. I guess I want them to really be their characters!
“Andy” (GREAT story, OSTONE!) is freaking BRITISH?!?!
OMG… I had NOOOO idea!!! (I’ve ne’er seen Talking Dead or any interviews with him.)