Cate Blanchett’s Son Surprised Her ‘Lord of the Rings’ Character Doll Had No Underwear
Talk about awkward… Cate Blanchett, one of the most famous and beloved actresses, is known for being part of some of the most exciting and popular films (well, except for…
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Cate Blanchett attends “The Lord Of The Rings: The War of The Rohirrim” World Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on December 03, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Warner Bros Pictures)
Talk about awkward...
Cate Blanchett, one of the most famous and beloved actresses, is known for being part of some of the most exciting and popular films (well, except for Borderlands, which was considered as one of the worst movies of 2024). From being part of Sandra Bullock’s crew in Ocean’s 8, to playing Thor and Loki’s scary big sister, Hela, in Thor: Ragnarok, to, of course, being part of The Lord of the Rings franchise as the iconic Galadriel, Blanchett’s performances have left a lasting impact.
However, it seems even the Oscar-winning actress can be caught off guard by the legacy of work—in this case, involving her Lord of the Rings’ character doll.
Cate Blanchett’s Son: “Elves Don’t Wear Underwear?”
In a recent appearance on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s Las Culturistas podcast, Blanchett revealed an amusing anecdote about her son Dashiell’s reaction to a Galadriel doll. As it turns out, the doll, which was made to resemble her character from the epic fantasy franchise, came with an unexpected detail: it had no underwear.
Blanchett recalled, “When I played Queen of the Elves, they gave the toy manufacturing thing to some company. And a lot of the hobbits were very upset because they didn't feel that those toys were going to be made properly.”
She said that she gave the toy to her son who was a toddler at the time the Lord of the Rings movies were released. Blanchett noted, “I gave the elf toy of me, of Galadriel, to my son. And he was really upset because he said, ‘Elves don't wear underwear?’ They hadn't bothered to put underwear on the elf toy!”
Blanchett joked with Rogers and Yang that she was not consulted in the making of the doll because had they asked her, she’d say that elves had “knitted underwear” and that in Middle-earth, “You don't need to wash your underwear, but you need to wear it.”
What’s Next for Her?
After the release of the spy-thriller film, Black Bag, in which she played intelligence officer Kathryn St. Jean, one of the suspects in the leak of a top-secret software program code, Blanchett is set to appear in an upcoming American comedy-drama anthology by Jim Jarmusch titled Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. The movie is scheduled to premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
