Kevin Bacon no longer eats bacon! Footloose actor, 65, reveals very personal reason he has quit the breakfast food (but, yes, he still loves eggs)
Kevin Bacon doesn’t eat bacon anymore.
That’s because he doesn’t like meat from a pig, since he lives on a farm.
The 65-year-old actor – who is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick – has decided to raise pigs in addition to goats on his farm in Connecticut.
And despite his famous nickname, he no longer feels able to put the animals on his plate.
‘I don’t eat goat anymore and I don’t eat pig anymore, because I have goats and I have pigs. My wife said, ‘We can’t have any more animals because you’re going to stop eating everything!'” he recounted. The sexiest man in the world problem.
The Footloose star – who also has three alpacas and three horses at home – added that he “loves” animals and also grows fresh produce on his farm, so he can enjoy fresh vegetables while feeling like he’s doing his bit contributes to the environment.
Hold the bacon, please: Kevin Bacon doesn’t eat bacon anymore. That’s because he doesn’t like meat from a pig, since he lives on a farm. The 65-year-old actor has decided to raise pigs on his farm in Connecticut. Seen in October
He added: ‘I love animals, they are a joy to be around, and they are very soothing to me. But we also love to go into the garden and get fresh herbs or tomatoes or basil or peppers or zucchini.
“Taking something warm off the vine that feels warm and smells like it was created by all these natural forces of the sun and air and water and earth and dirt, and then putting it back into your body to sustain yourself… it is a great lesson in terms of how important it is to do our best to protect this boat we are all sailing in.”
The Emmy Award-winning star – who has Travis, 34, and Sosie, 31, with Kyra – also explained that while he enjoys eating out, he prefers to stay home for dinner so he can have “more control” over what he chooses. to eat.
He said, “I feel like if you’re always eating out or always having something to eat, you’re always handing over your power to the people who are going to prepare the food for you.” I can’t do that for the rest of my life. I need to have a little more control over what I put into my body.”
But he can always eat eggs.
In 2015, he starred in advertisements for The American egg plate.
His beautiful wife: Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick attend the Red Carpet Day 3 during the 26th SCAD Savannah Film Festival on October 23 in Savannah, Georgia
Farm fun: Here you see the actor playing guitar on his farm with Kyra in the background
He has so many animal friends now: Bacon says the animals, like this goat, calm him down
The Hollywood actor eschewed the silver screen for his latest role, opting instead for this straight-to-web offering.
The short video, full of jokes, shows that the actor does not take himself too seriously.
The highly entertaining tongue-in-cheek commercial opens with a woman making scrambled eggs for breakfast, when Kevin Bacon appears in her kitchen, lying suggestively over the counter.
The hilarity begins when he then spits out a series of cheerful puns.
In 2015: Bacon starred in the American Egg Board’s advertising campaign
“No one knows eggs better than Bacon,” he says, smoldering suggestively.
He then waxes lyrical about the goodness of eggs as the woman listens wide-eyed and breathless.
“You know, I like the smell of bacon in the morning,” he says, taking the plate of eggs from her.
“And I love the smell of bacon,” she says, leaning over to smell the Footloose actor just as her husband walks in.
The meta-ad – at one point the actress says ‘you sound like a commercial’ – has been widely praised for its tongue-in-cheek approach to eggs.
The American Egg Board said it is the first time the group has used a Hollywood celebrity for a major marketing campaign.
Eggs are OK: The online campaign is supported by print ads that also include the star’s last name
The campaign comes at an opportune time; Eggs, long shunned and seen as high in cholesterol, are now back in vogue in the fickle world of food fashion because of their high protein content.
Bob Krouse, CEO of Midwest Poultry Services, an egg producer in Mentone, Indiana, said he’s glad the egg board is taking a slightly edgier marketing approach.
Mr. Krouse said, “I always felt egg farmers were too conservative.”
Advertising agency Gray’s ‘Wake Up To Eggs With Bacon’ push is an update to the ‘Wake Up To Eggs’ campaign launched in 2012.
“With a last name like Bacon, I’m the obvious choice, and I’m thrilled to be part of the new Incredible Edible Egg campaign,” the actor said.
“I love the creativity behind the idea, and I’ve always been a big fan of eggs.”