Callum Turner calls his council estate upbringing a ‘beautiful, crazy and tumultuous’ time and describes his ‘deep and profound’ relationship with Masters of the Air co-star Austin Butler
Callum Turner opened up about forming a close bond with his co-star Austin Butler and reflected on his childhood while reporting on the latest issue of GQ hype.
The actor, 34, is currently starring in Masters Of The Air, a war drama from Apple TVwho brags Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks as executive producers.
He plays Major John ‘Bucky’ Egan, a real-life bomber pilot, opposite Austin, 32, as Major Gale ‘Buck’ Cleven and Barry Keoghan as Lieutenant Curtis Biddick.
Speaking to the publication, Callum opened up about his famous co-stars and revealed that he and Austin have ‘a very special relationship’.
Speaking about Saltburn star Barry, 31, he said: ‘I love him. He’s inspiring.’
Callum Turner began forming a close bond with his co-star Austin Butler and reflected on his childhood while reporting on the latest issue of GQ Hype
The actor, 34, is currently starring in Masters Of The Air, an Apple TV war drama, with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks serving as executive producers
He plays Major John ‘Bucky’ Egan, a real-life bomber pilot, opposite Austin, 32, as Major Gale ‘Buck’ Cleven and Barry Keoghan as Lieutenant Curtis Biddick (Callum and Austin pictured)
Callum then discussed his friendship with Austin, explaining that they bonded during breaks from filming, eating dinner together and going for walks with Callum’s dog.
He said: “Austin and I have a very special relationship. It’s deep, and it’s profound. I’ve made friends that I love over the years.
“And there are people you work with and have a great time with, but they don’t necessarily become your friend. You still love them. But Austin is my friend.”
He explained that the pair exchanged voice notes before starting to shoot Master of the Air, just after Austin wrapped filming his breakthrough film, Elvis, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
Callum described hearing Austin’s voice, which he famously modified to copy Elvis Presley’s distinct southern accent.
He recalled, “It looked like an Elvis ballot, you know. And I just texted him, ‘Elvis has left the building.'”
Callum also spoke about his childhood, raised by his single mother Rosemary on a council estate in London.
He described his upbringing as a “beautiful, crazy, tumultuous” time and admitted that while it was fun, there remained a “constant threat of violence.”
Speaking to the publication, Callum opened up about his famous co-stars, describing Barry as ‘inspirational’ and adding: ‘I love him’ (pictured with Barry last month)
Callum discussed his ‘special’ friendship with Austin, explaining that they bonded during breaks from filming, eating dinner together and walking Callum’s dog (pictured in January)
He said: ‘I describe it as ‘dive and dive’ because we had so much fun, but there was also the constant threat of violence. There were always people getting into trouble, or something happening.”
Callum has regularly praised his working-class upbringing in the past, previously saying: ‘My mother allowed a community of people around me and didn’t protect her love for me. It was almost a tribe.’
He described Rosemary as ‘brilliant’ and the ‘strictest mother on their London estate’, while revealing that contact with his Australian-based father was ‘loose’ during his childhood.
“The father figures were actually a lot of different gay boys,” the actor said The independent in 2020.
In 2016 he said The times how he inherited his natural talent from his mother, adding: “She instilled in me the belief that if I want to do something, anything, I have to go for it.
Rosemary dreamed of becoming an actress, but instead worked as a nightclub promoter, for the likes of Ministry of Sound, which meant that an eclectic mix of characters from the 1980s club scene constantly visited his house.
Callum remembered the Evening standard in 2019 how Steve Strange, singer of the British band Visage, ‘lived with us on and off’.
He said: ‘Living with Steve was great, he would shout at my mum, ‘Don’t wear that out!’ Everyone will see you and they will crush me!”
Callum also spoke about his childhood, raised by his single mother Rosemary on a council estate in London (pictured together in 2011).
He described his upbringing as a “beautiful, crazy, tumultuous” time and admitted that while it was fun, there remained a “constant threat of violence” (pictured in 2011).
He described Rosemary as “brilliant” and the “strictest mother on their London estate”, while revealing that contact with his Australian-based father was “loose” during his childhood.
Callum recalled in the Evening Standard in 2019 how Steve Strange, a singer for British band Visage, ‘lived with us on and off’ (pictured together)
He added that he and his best friend Josh from the town hall where he grew up tell their mothers every Christmas, “We loved our childhood so much and thank you.”
“Run around and play, play football until all hours, you know?” he explained – although the actor admitted as much he was never allowed to play outside with the other children after 10 p.m., because ‘rules are rules’.
Callum recently confirmed his romance with Dua Lipa, and the pop star, 28, was spotted meeting up with Rosemary last month.
The married couple have been turning heads since rumors of their romance hit the headlines early this year and are slowly but surely becoming the most popular ‘It couple’ in Los Angeles.
It confirmed the rumors in January with a very public display of affection, after a romantic dinner.
Callum and Dua first sparked romance speculation when they were spotted partying in Beverly Hills for Masters of the Air.
An insider said Page six: ‘It’s new, but they’re crazy about each other… She was at the premiere to support him.’
Since then they have been spotted cozying up together on several amorous outings and Callum was on hand to celebrate with Dua after her win at the BRIT Awards earlier this month.
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Callum recently confirmed his romance with Dua Lipa, and the pop star, 28, was spotted meeting up with Rosemary last month (pictured together this month)
Since then they have been spotted cozying up together on several amorous outings and Callum was on hand to celebrate with Dua after her win at the BRIT Awards earlier this month (pictured)