Who’s that guy? On Friday night at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco, Jacob Elordi stepped out with a bold new look – and the actor was all but unrecognisable. (If it wasn’t for his signature thick brows, that is.) The Euphoria and Saltburn star, who is serving as a juror at the festival alongside Luca Guadagnino and Andrew Garfield, debuted an impressively bushy beard while attending the premiere of Justin Kurzel’s crime drama The Order.
Naturally, the actor – and more recently, Bottega Veneta ambassador, partly thanks to his longstanding and well-documented love of the brand’s handbags – stepped out in style. For the event, Elordi wore a Bottega (what else?) tuxedo jacket and trousers, with an open collar shirt and a lizard brooch from the spring 2025 collection pinned to his lapel for a debonair touch. Bonus points, too, for his unexpected shoe choice: look closer at the black patent boots Elordi was wearing, and you’ll spot the playful detail of a gentle curve up at the toe.
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Of course, this isn’t the first time that Elordi has delivered a surprise in the grooming stakes: the star has been known to sport an ’80s mustache from time to time, as well as the occasional moment of artfully grown-out stubble. The only question that remains: is Elordi simply trying out a new look in his downtime, or is he growing the beard in preparation for an upcoming role? Perhaps Nate Jacobs is set to sport a beard in the third season of Euphoria, which begins filming next year, or the look could be in preparation for his role as the monster in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – and that’s without mentioning his upcoming turn as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights. Place your bets now!
