Anya Taylor-Joy has revealed how her husband Malcolm McRae’s accidental proposal was linked to one of her favorite movies, Forrest Gump . The 28-year-old actor recalled how McRae asked her to tie the knot during a recent interview with Letterboxd , while she and Chris Hemsworth were promoting their new movie, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Last month, Taylor-Joy first took to Instagram to confirm that she got married in April 2022 during a private ceremony in New Orleans , Louisiana.
While discussing her love for the 1994 film Forrest Gump , during her interview with Letterboxd , Taylor-Joy called the movie an epic saga “where you just feel every emotion under the sun, and there’s this beautiful poetry underneath it”. However, Hemsworth then questioned if there was another reason why the movie was meaningful to her. “Did something special happen on the Forrest Gump bench?” he asked, referring to the iconic bench where Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, sits throughout most of the film.
In response, the Menu star confirmed that something big happened there. “Yes, my husband accidentally proposed to me on the Forrest Gump bench in Savannah. Complete accident and he’s a boy from Alabama,” she said, referring to how the protagonist from Forrest Gump is from Alabama.
“And I’m blonde,” she continued. “So just happened. I hear that music and I cry like a baby.
” Last month, Taylor-Joy first revealed to fans that she actually got married in April 2022, more than .
