“I was like, ‘Dont do it.
Dont get weird with the great Cate Blanchett.'”
Domhnall Gleesonhas one pretty amazing doppelganger.
Domnhall Gleeson has been told he looks like Cate Blanchett since he was a teenager.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
“When I was 19, I did my first job.
I did aMartin McDonaghplay,” he recalled onThe Late Show With Stephen Colberton Thursday.
“People used to call me Cate all the time.
Aside from their obviously different hair colors, we can see the resemblance between the stars.
“It was really intense!
I would walk down the street and people would stop me,” Gleeson continued.
I look like Cate Blanchett!’
And they would say, ‘I’m very sorry’ and leave.”
“I was like, ‘Don’t do it.
Don’t get weird with the great Cate Blanchett.'”
But cooler heads, ultimately, prevailed… kind of.
“And I didn’t!
I said, ‘I’m a huge fan of your work.
“She was very nice back and then I walked away… straight into the women’s bathroom.”
Watch Gleeson retell the story and teaseStephen Colbertfor mispronouncing his first name above.
