Behind his somewhat gruff cowboy image seen in Fargo or more recently in the series LandmanAngelina Jolie’s ex-husband hides a daily life that is much more complicated than it seems. The 70-year-old American actor spoke very candidly in the podcast Howie Mandel Does Stuff. A discussion that quickly took a very personal turn when the host talked about the actor’s surprising eating habits.
During the exchange, the actor revealed that he suffers from numerous food allergies. “I am allergic to wheat, dairy products“he confided. The latter also explained thathe had a very rare blood group, AB negative, which he considers partly responsible for his digestive problems. “Less than 1% of the world’s population has it“he said. But beyond this medical particularity, it is above all his story about his childhood which has attracted attention.
Billy Bob Thornton lived with pain for a long time without understanding its origin
Born in Arkansas and raised between Arkansas and Texas, Billy Bob Thornton says he grew up with daily pain without realizing anything was wrong. “I grew up with a lot of allergies but I ate everything. I just thought everyone felt bad after eating. I didn’t know“confided the actor. For several years, the actor has completely changed his lifestyle. It is impossible for him to consume certain foods that have become too difficult to bear. “I can’t eat dairy, wheat… I can’t eat meat like pork or beef“a-t-il détaillé.
“It was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten in my entire life.”
Despite all these restrictions, the actor tries to maintain a certain pleasure in his diet. Before his appearance on the podcast, the actor had simply eaten “a bowl of myrtilles accompanied by a café décaféiné“. But once he got home, he planned to have fun with it.gluten-free chips and dairy-free cream cheese“. The actor also recounted a very surprising culinary discovery made recently during an event organized around the series Landman.
While he found almost nothing he could eat among the platters offered backstage, Billy Bob Thornton found himself with some grapes on hand and… some spicy mustard. Out of curiosity, he decided to mix the two. An improbable association that he immediately loved. “It was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten in my entire life.“he assured. A confidence which also reminds us to what extent he has always cultivated a unique image in Hollywood. At the beginning of the 2000s, his love affair with Angelina Jolie had particularly marked the spirits when both actors wore around their necks small vials containing each other’s blood. More than twenty years later, it is still his blood, much rarer than he imagined, which intrigues today.
