Anya Taylor-Joy made rare comments about her relationship with husband Malcolm McRae as she opened up about their secret wedding and finally cleared up how they first met.
The couple secretly married on April Fool’s Day in 2022 in New Orleans with pals such as Cara Delevingne present, before holding another public wedding service in Venice the following year.
She opened up about the secret ceremony in an Instagram post last month to mark their anniversary, sharing snaps from their big day, including a look at their unusual wedding cake.
The couple opted for anatomically correct heart shaped cakes, complete with fake blood, with Anya joking at the time that she was the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt from Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles.
Yet in an interview for British GQ’s Heroes Issue this month, Anya explained the real reason was because they were conveying the message: ‘I love you so much I will eat your raw and bloody heart.’
Anya Taylor-Joy revealed how ‘superstition’ helped her meet her husband as she made rare comments about their romance (pictured in 2023)
She opened up about the secret ceremony in an Instagram post last month to mark their anniversary, sharing snaps from their big day, including a look at their unusual wedding cake
While it’s still not known when Anya met Malcolm, she finally cleared up how the couple crossed paths, revealing they bumped into each other in the ‘same recording studio.’
Malcolm is a musician and Anya recorded the vocals for her 2021 psychological horror, Last Night in Soho, which could help firm up the timeline.
She claimed ‘superstition’ and her love of ‘magic’ helped her realise he was the one.
Malcolm her when her birthday was, and when she replied, ‘April 16th,’ he said, ‘I know; me too.’
Referring to the guitarist as her ‘absolute best friend’, Anya added that their dynamic shifted after she filmed Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga because he noticed a change in her.
Speaking about how the role changed her as a person, she confessed it had helped her learn how to ‘be angry’ for herself.
She explained: ‘I’ve developed a bit of a reputation for fighting for feminine rage, which is a strange thing, because I’m not promoting violence – but I am promoting women being seen as people.
‘We have reactions that are not always dainty or unmessy.
‘For all my championing of female rage, I’ve never been an angry person. For a long time the only time I ever got angry was on other people’s behalves.
‘I’ve always internalised this thing of ‘I’ve done something wrong. If you treat me badly, it’s because I am the problem.’
Anya made the comments while covering GQ Heroes magazine as she detailed her romance with Malcolm
Anya continued: ‘And I’m so grateful for Furiosa, because there was a real moment where I started getting angry for myself.
‘My husband was like ‘I’ve never heard you be like this.’
‘I was like, ‘I’m glad! I’m glad that I’m angry!’ If someone steps on me now, I’m like, ‘Hey, f**k you!’ That makes me feel good.’
Anya plays the titular character in Furiosa, while Chris Hemsworth takes on the role of warlord leader Dementus,
The fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise is set between 15 and 20 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road.
The synopsis reads: ‘Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus.
‘Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.’
The Fury Road prequel was one of the most-anticipated premieres out of this year’s Cannes and received a six-minute standing ovation, causing Chris to become a little teary-eyed.
Anya plays the titular character in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, while Chris Hemsworth takes on the role of warlord leader Dementus
After the ovation, director George Miller said: ‘We worked very hard on this film, and it’ll be very interesting to see what you make of it. Thank you for having us.’
George created the Mad Max franchise, and has directed all five films dating back to 1979.
Furiosa opens in cinemas on Friday, May 24 in the United Kingdom and the States.
Warner Bros. is hoping the film will match (or exceed) the $380 global box office of Fury Road, yet with a budget of $168 million, Furiosa will need to do big business to turn a profit.
Filming for Furiosa took place in New South Wales, , beginning in June 2022 and wrapped up in October.
On The One Show, Anya revealed that just one scene in Furiosa took a staggering 78 days to film.
On average, entire Hollywood films are shot within 30 to 120 days.
Joined by Chris, she said of the scene: ‘We shot it for 78 days, 78 days!’ Anya said.
‘Yes. It’s called Stowaway. It was 100 per cent the mountain we were all trying to climb.’
The Heroes Issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on newsstands on 11th June.
Chris looked teary-eyed as he and Anya received a six-minute standing ovation for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as it debuted at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday