Idris Elba charms with a smile as he covers the August 2017 issue of Essence magazine. The English actor links up with photographer Dennis Leopold for the accompanying photo shoot. Embracing a summer mood, Elba is a relaxed vision in open shirts and slim-cut pants. Elba talks to Essence about how having children keeps him young. He shares, “Because I’m 44 years old with a two-and-a-half-year-old boy, I’m rolling around playing and then I’m at a Drake concert with my teenage daughter. Having a young child now keeps me young, without a doubt…”
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