Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have reportedly been targeted by a female stalker who turned up at separate private events they attended in London on different days.
The 53-year-old actor, who rose to fame in the hit detective drama Luther — where his character was pursued by a psychopathic female killer — is said to be facing a real-life ordeal eerily similar to the show’s plot.
The couple have also allegedly been subjected to distressing cyberstalking through their personal email accounts.
The harassment is believed to have started in September, with the most recent incident taking place on October 21. Police are understood to be aware of the situation.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “These events were seriously distressing for Idris and his family. He had no choice but to report it to the authorities because it had gone too far.
“When Sabrina was brought into it, that was clearly the final straw for him. He did what he felt he had to do to protect his wife and his family.”
Elba’s representatives have been contacted for comment.
Elba recently made a rare appearance with his daughter Isan at the New York Film Festival premiere of A House of Dynamite in September.
Often joined on the red carpet by his wife Sabrina, the actor this time brought his 23-year-old daughter for the evening.
Idris shares Isan with his ex-wife, make-up artist Hanne “Kim” Nørgaard, and also has two sons — Riaze Foster, 32, and Winston, 11 — from other relationships.
His new series A House of Dynamite has left critics stunned, with reviewers describing its nuclear war scenes as “horrifically gripping and unsettling” and “more terrifying than most horror films.”
The American political thriller premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on September 2 and will arrive on Netflix on October 24.
