Charlize Theron got remarkably candid about seeing a different side of Matt Damon while filming Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” The 50-year-old actress admitted that she found herself staring at her co-star after seeing him out of the elaborate costume he wears as Odysseus. Although Theron acknowledged that checking out her married colleague felt “wrong,” she did not attempt to hide her appreciation for his physical transformation.
Theron made the revealing comments during a recent interview promoting “The Odyssey.” “I made this movie with him… I’ve seen him without all of that suit on,” she said of Damon.
Theron then admitted that she had difficulty looking at the actor normally after seeing his physique during production. “It’s weird. I’m, like, staring at him weirdly,” she continued. “I’m looking at his *ss. I shouldn’t do that! That’s just wrong. He looked amazing, yes.”
Damon stars as Odysseus in Nolan’s upcoming epic, while Theron is among the high-profile performers appearing alongside him.
Matt Damon Praises His ‘The Odyssey’ Co-Star
Theron’s comments arrived after Damon offered his own praise for the actress during an interview with Elle magazine. Rather than commenting on her body, the actor marveled at how little she appeared to have aged since their earlier years in Hollywood. “I don’t know why only one of us aged,” Damon said. “She won the genetic lottery.”
Theron did not suggest that anything romantic happened between herself and Damon while they worked together. Her comments were limited to finding him attractive and noticing his body when he was not wearing his “Odyssey” costume.
Theron Previously Opened Up About A Younger Man
Her remarks about Damon are consistent with the blunt way Theron has discussed attraction and sexuality in recent years. During an appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast last year, the Oscar winner revealed that she had slept with a 26-year-old.
Theron described the encounter as “really f-cking amazing” and connected the experience to discovering a new sense of independence and as part of finding a new “freedom in my forties.”
The actress did not express embarrassment about the age difference or attempt to turn the encounter into a serious relationship. Instead, she presented it as a positive experience during a period when she had become more comfortable making choices for herself.
Her openness challenged the expectation that women should become quieter or less sexually expressive as they age. Now in her 50s, Theron has continued refusing to treat attraction as a subject she must avoid publicly.
Charlize Theron Is Unsure She Will Live With A Partner Again
Despite being open to dating, Theron has indicated that she may never share a home with a romantic partner again. The actress, who has previously been romantically linked to Sean Penn and Stuart Townsend, said she is unsure whether she wants to cohabitate or marry. That does not mean she has abandoned romance entirely.
Theron told Drew Barrymore in April that her two adopted daughters love the fact that she is dating. The actress has therefore continued pursuing relationships while maintaining the independent home and family life she created for herself.
Matt Damon Has Been Married To Luciana Barroso For Over 20 Years
Meanwhile, Damon has been married to Luciana Barroso for more than two decades, and the couple shares four daughters. “She’s been a part of that for me since I’ve known her. She reads everything I’m doing. She looks at cuts of movies. I’ve really relied on her notes for 23 years,” he told PEOPLE of his wife.
“While I was doing ‘The Odyssey,’ she was producing the movie that Ben was directing [Animals], and so they have their own work-life and creative, professional relationship. We have one all together at the company, but they went off and did this movie while I was away and that’s great to see,” he added.
The longtime couple was also recently spotted together in the stands at the World Cup Finals in New Jersey. Barroso, who is from Argentina, was seemingly supporting her home team as she watched the match beside her husband.
