DAISY EDGAR-JONES RECALLS BEING INTRODUCED TO LEONARDO DICAPRIO IN A NIGHTCLUB AFTER HER TEEN CRUSH

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Daisy Edgar-Jones has recalled the time she was introduced to her teenage crush Leonardo DiCaprio in a nightclub for the first time.

The Hollywood actor, 51, was one of Daisy's crushes for years and she even had his picture as her lock screen.

Leonardo became a global crush in the 1990s after starring in Romeo + Juliet and Titanic.

Speaking on the Dish from Waitrose podcast with Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE, Daisy spoke about her starstruck encounter with the Oscar-winner.

The Normal People actress, 28, said: 'I was obsessed with, okay, 2 people. Oh, actually I've got 3 people. Logan Lerman in Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief.

'He had a Justin Bieber haircut at the time. I think I also like, I loved Greek mythology, and he sort of represented a bit of that for me. 

'Then it was Leo DiCaprio in Romeo and Juliet. I know it's a classic, but he was my phone background for a while. 

'And then randomly, um, this Tumblr model- called Ash Stymest. He just smoked cigarettes and had fun hair. So anyway.'

She went on to reveal their encounter: 'I have met Leo DiCaprio, actually. I met him at a club randomly at an afterparty for something.

'[We] very briefly passed each other and I met him, that was cool. I wasn't like "Oh my God, you're still my phone background".'

It comes after Daisy gave a rare insight into her three-year relationship with photographer Ben Seed, aka Pip, in her Vogue interview. 

Daisy said their busy schedules make it hard for them to spend time together sometimes but they try to go no longer than having three weeks apart. 

She also touched upon her wish to be a mother and her fears that having endometriosis could make it hard for her to conceive in the future.  

Discussing her decision to move to east London, to be near her boyfriend, 37, Daisy said: 'I didn’t know this area well until I met my boyfriend, who lived in London Fields. 

'Then I fell in love with east London.'

The pair were first set up on a blind date and Daisy credits him for being a great support in her life. 

'With that amount of time, I feel like you get to see each other through so much,' she said. 'He’s so supportive and really champions me in a way that is so magic. I feel very safe and happy.'

Coordinating their busy schedules can be difficult and Daisy spoke about how they try to get around it. 

'We try not to go longer than three weeks without seeing each other if possible,' she said. 'We’re intensely together and then intensely apart but somehow it works. 

'It can be hard when I’m so far away, it can be really tough, but thank goodness for FaceTime. We find ways to make it work.'

Dish from Waitrose is available on all podcast providers.

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2026-09-02T00:30:19Z