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Jacob Elordi has thrilled his fans after making a visit to a local newsagency in a regional Australian town.
The Aussie actor paid a visit to Mullumbimby Newsagency, where he posed with two young workers at the local shop.
Mullumbimby, located in New South Wales, is known as a 'hippy' enclave with less than 4,000 residents, and is located close to the celebrity-favourite seaside town of Byron Bay.
Dressed casually for his shopping trip, Jacob donned a well-loved blue shirt, shorts and sunglasses, and appeared a touch dishevelled.
'Special visit to the Mullum Newsagency today. Jacob Elordi in town,' read a post on the newsagency's Facebook page on Wednesday.
Mullumbimby is relatively local for Jacob, who was raised just two hours away, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Jacob Elordi (right) has thrilled his fans after making a visit to a local newsagency in a regional Australian town. The Aussie actor paid a visit to Mullumbimby Newsagency, where he posed with two young workers at the local shop
Mullumbimby, located in New South Wales , is known as a 'hippy' enclave with less than 4,000 residents, and is located close to the celebrity-favourite seaside town of Byron Bay
It comes after the actor was slammed for his 'bratty' and 'classless' behaviour after he was photographed giving the middle finger to paparazzi at Brisbane Airport over the weekend.
The 28-year-old actor flipped the bird to the cameras - a blunt gesture that was worlds away from his dashing character, Heathcliff, whom he plays in his new film Wuthering Heights.
Shocked fans went online to slam the Brisbane-born actor's cheeky act, pointing out how different his real-life persona appears to be from the dashing characters he portrays.
'Classless as usual when away from the red carpet and interviews,' one person sniped, while another added: 'Fame has well and truly gone to his head.'
'Rude and unnecessary body language,' someone else commented, and another chimed in: 'Not a good look you are sending to your fans.'
'Definitely no charisma,' wrote another.
Jacob's rude act at the airport was in stark contrast to the polished image he has been presenting during the film's press tour alongside co-star Margot Robbie, where the pair have been leaning heavily into the gothic romance of their latest project.
Jacob has taken on the role of the brooding antihero Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, with Margot starring as Catherine Earnshaw. Pictured together
The new version of Wuthering Heights sees Margot and Jacob star as the tragic lovers, and it hits cinemas on February 13, just in time for Valentine's Day.
During the film's press tour, the stars haven't shied away from showing off their chemistry on the red carpet.
In fact, it has led to some complaints from fans that the duo have taken inspiration from Sydney Sweeney's 'PR playbook,' after she put on a similarly cosy display with co-star Glen Powell in 2023 to promote their film Anyone But You.
Jacob himself recently raised eyebrows during a press interview when he declared the pair had a 'mutual obsession' while filming.
Speaking to Fandango, with Margot sitting nearby, he said he made sure he was never more than 10 metres away from the Barbie actress on set.
'If you have the opportunity to share a film set with Margot, you're going to make sure you're within five to ten metres at all times,' he said.
'Watching how she drinks tea, how she eats her food. When is it going to slip? It never comes undone.'
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