He paired it with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
Anthony Hopkins channeled his iconic Hannibal Lecter character to make a hilarious endorsement of Kim Kardashian’s new Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap from her Skims shapewear line.
In an Instagram video posted on Thursday, Hopkins, 87, can be seen wearing the face wrap from Kardashian’s brand on his chin, neck and ears.
“Hello Kim, I’m already feeling 10 years younger,” he says, speaking in the same way that Hannibal delivered his lines in “The Silence of the Lambs.”
Anthony Hopkins in his Instagram video on Thursday. Instagram/@anthonyhopkins
Anthony Hopkins in the 1991 thriller “The Silence of the Lambs.” ©Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Co / Everett Collection
The “Remains of the Day” actor then makes the same slurping sound that Hannibal made to Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) in the 1991 movie, before infamously telling her about eating someone’s liver paired with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
Hopkins finishes the video fixing the camera with the same unnerving stare that he used in his Oscar-winning performance in the psychological horror.
Kardashian, 44, reshared his post, and wrote: “I’M SCREAMING!”
Gwyneth Paltrow, for her part, wrote “genius” in the comments.
Models wearing the Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap from Skims. SkimsAnother commenter wrote, “THIS is why the internet was invented. Amazing Sir Anthony!”
“The Rookie” actor Michael Beach commented: “Great actor with a great sense of humor!”
Skims debuted the face wrap on Tuesday — to a mixed reception.
The Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap is made of polyamide and elastane and purportedly “infused with collagen yarns” to offer jaw support, along with Velcro closures at the top and nape of the neck to allow for “everyday wear.”
Kim Kardashian at a Victoria Beckham fashion show on Sept. 29, 2023 in Paris. Getty Images for Victoria Beckham
The brand debuted the face wrap on Tuesday to a mixed reception. Skims/Instagram“Skims is selling some kind of medieval torture device for your face,” one person said on X.
“Just dropped — new invention to make women feel insecure for no reason,” another commented.
“What in the Hannibal is this?” someone wrote in the comments of Skims’ Instagram post, fittingly referencing Hannibal Lecter.
In “The Silence of the Lambs,” Starling is an FBI trainee who interviews Lecter, a brilliant but criminally insane cannibal psychiatrist. She strikes up an uneasy rapport with Hannibal while he’s incarcerated in order to use his insight to find a serial killer who is at large.
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs.” ©Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Co / Everett Collection
Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) killing a guard before “wearing” his face to escape in “The Silence of the Lambs.” ©Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Co / Everett Collection
Hopkins finishes the video with the same unnerving stare that he used in “The Silence of the Lambs.” Instagram/@anthonyhopkinsHopkins won an Oscar in the “Best actor” category for the role.
In one famous scene, Hannibal is transported and wheeled out of a plane wearing a muzzle. In another, he escapes prison by brutally murdering a guard and “wearing” his face.
In 2002, Conan O’Brien jokingly asked Hopkins if he would play the character in a musical.
Hopkins quipped, “Only if he becomes a vegetarian – he lives on broccoli.”
