Andrew Garfield has opened up about the pressure to have children by the time he’s 40 (Picture: Getty Images)
Andrew Garfield couldn’t be any more lightyears away from his wholesome Spider-Man days in his latest cover shoot for GQ Magazine.
The Hacksaw Ridge actor has been named one of the magazine’s Men of the Year alongside the likes of Stormzy, Heartstopper stars Kit Conner and Joe Locke, US rapper Jack Harlow and Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney.
However, Andrew’s cover shoot might just give you the most whiplash with the actor pictured like never before.
In one shot, the actor is seen donning an eye-catching leather look wearing a full-length coat against the backdrop of a desert, with his hair slicked back and sporting a thick beard.
The next image sees him ditching the coat to go shirtless wearing only a pair of leather trousers reminiscent of Ross from Friends (if you know, you know).
In his interview with the mag, Andrew, 39, opened up about the pressure to have children by the time he reaches his next milestone birthday, and why he’s content doing things his way.
The Spider-Man actor has been named one of GQ’s Men of the Year (Picture: Luke Gilford)
Andrew has been pictured like never before (Picture: Luke Gilford)
He explained: ‘Releasing myself from the societal obligation of procreating by the time I’m 40 has been an interesting thing to do with myself… where do I start with why it didn’t happen? It’s more about accepting a different path than what was kind of expected of me from birth.
‘Like by this time you will have done this, and you will have at least one child – that kind of thing.’
Andrew also discussed how he coped with grief after the death of his mother due to an illness in 2019.
The actor also revealed how he and his father are coping with grief after the death of his mother (Picture: EPA)
Referring to theatre production Angels In America, he said: ‘That play, I think, really starts to just pull me apart. And then my mum gets sick. And it’s like, Oh, right. I was preparing for something. The person that brought me into existence not being in existence anymore.
‘I felt like it was all connected. She dies young. She dies at 69. Tick, Tick…Boom! Became this kind of place where I got to continue singing her unfinished song, to keep her song alive, somehow.’
He added that his father has ‘gone crazy’ as he battles with grief but is focusing on family and his love of gardening.
Andrew will be honoured at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with BOSS, taking place in London on Wednesday.
GQ Men Of The Year Celebration 2022 in association with BOSS.
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