• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
People have questions after Zooey Deschanel admitted she doesn’t like watching Elf

Home> Entertainment> Film

Published 19:11 29 Dec 2023 GMT

People have questions after Zooey Deschanel admitted she doesn’t like watching Elf

The New Girl star had a main role in Elf

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Fans have been left full of questions after Zooey Deschanel has admitted she doesn’t like watching a classic Christmas film.

And that iconic movie is of course Elf, in which she played love interest Jovie.

Deschanel is, of course, well-known for playing Buddy’s love interest in the movie, as well as the likes of Jess in New Girl and Summer in 500 Days of Summer.

Advert

But it seems she’s not watched much of her work as an interview with Access Hollywood saw her confess to have only watched her performance in the popular Christmas film once.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Elf, the actor was asked if she’d done a rewatch this year.

But Deschanel said: “I haven’t, I’ve actually only seen it once.”

Unsurprisingly, just like viewers, the interviewer was shocked by this confession and just had to clarify why.

Deschanel as Jovie.
New Line Cinema

Advert

“I just don’t like watching myself that much, so I haven’t really seen it. But I know it’s a good movie.”

The mum-of-two continued: “I’m sure we’ll put it on, but I’m not going to properly sit and watch it.

“My kids have seen it once, but they were a little young so hopefully this is the year they’re excited to watch it.”

And while Deschanel says she doesn’t watch Elf because she doesn’t ‘like watching herself’ fans were quick to comment on TikTok: “Ok what happened on set haha.”

Others put: “I want to know WHY! What does she hate?”

But plenty of people backed her up as they said: “It’s a common thing for actors not to watch themselves.”

Advert

As other users agreed: “That’s normal for a lot of actors, doesn’t mean there was an issue.”

While one put: “This actually makes me so sad like… to not be able to enjoy the very art you helped to create.”

However, others were more shocked to realise it is in fact brunette Deschanel who played blonde-haired Jovie in Elf.

Deschanel.
Robin L Marshall/WireImage/Getty Images

One wrote: “How have I never realised that was her?!”

Advert

As others added: “I didn’t even know that was her!!” and, “THAT’S HER?!?!?!?! Mind blown.”

With another pointing out: “She looks sooo different when she changes her usual hair style/colour.”

Another even wrote: “My son still doesn’t believe me that it’s her. He argued and says ‘but mom Jess has brown hair’.”

Well, one thing’s for sure anyway, we’ve all watched Elf enough times to make up for Deschanel.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@‌accesshollywood / New Line Cinema

Topics: Celebrity, TV and Film, Elf, Christmas

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

5 hours ago
6 hours ago
11 hours ago
12 hours ago
  • 5 hours ago

    People have been shown ‘hidden' Star Wars film that never made it into the cinema and have surprising response

    Surely they should've shown it on May 4th instead of last week

    Entertainment
  • 6 hours ago

    New Bruce Springsteen biopic trailer drops with fans stunned by cast

    Fans don't have long to wait until Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere hits cinemas

    Entertainment
  • 11 hours ago

    Pope Leo is related to Madonna and more famous celebs as gobsmacking family tree revealed

    The first American Pope might be related to pop star Madonna and other Hollywood celebrities

    Entertainment
  • 12 hours ago

    Nobel Prize winning scientist finally explains Interstellar's ending in mindblowing new clip

    Finally, an explanation of Interstellar’s ending I can (kind of) understand

    Entertainment
  • Zooey Deschanel gives a sad answer after being asked whether she ever watches Elf
  • Elf and Big Bang Theory star Bob Newhart dies aged 94
  • Will Ferrell revealed incredible amount of money he turned down to feature in an Elf sequel
  • People can't believe what woman who played Ross and Rachel's baby in Friends looks like now