Adolescence actor Owen Cooper told Timothée Chalamet that he’s “not Scouse” at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday (January 4).
Chalamet was named Best Actor for playing Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme, with the movie also getting a further eight nominations. Adolescence, meanwhile, led the TV categories with six nominations, winning four. The latter included a Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television win for Cooper as Jamie Miller.
Cooper and Chalamet, who recently quashed rumours that he was the anonymous Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid by teaming up with him in a new remix and video, were captured on camera discussing the city at the awards show.
In the clip, filmed by E! News, Chalamet asks Cooper about his phone background, which the latter seems to confirm is a tribute to late footballer Diogo Jota, who was a Liverpool player at the time of his death in a car accident in July last year.
Chalamet responded with “Diogo Jota RIP”, before asking Cooper if he’s from Liverpool. Cooper was born and raised in Warrington, halfway between Liverpool and Manchester, seemed to say, “I’m not,” before adding: “I don’t have a Scouse accent”.
The pair then posed for photos together, with Cooper putting his arm around Chalamet, who flashed a peace sign. Cooper shared the images on his Instagram Stories, and they went viral after being shared on social media.
In one, he poked fun at the EsDeeKid rumours by tagging the rapper rather than Chalamet himself.
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