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Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower reads Lizzo lyrics as Vecna and the result is absolutely petrifying-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Apparently Vecna is a fan of Lizzo.
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It was About Damn Time a Stranger Things and Lizzo mash-up happened – and now it’s finally here.
Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays villain Vecna, was practicing his character’s gravelly voice and he sounded Good as Hell when he recited the chartopper’s lyrics.
The 33-year-old actor was discussing how he found the monster’s voice during Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
At his first table read with the rest of the cast, the Harry Potter star said he spoke with a ‘nasally’ and ‘Freddie Kreuger’ tone, which didn’t land well.
After researching the work of Doug Bradley, who starred as Pinhead in the Hellraiser film series, and adopting a ‘deep, booming voice that comes out of the darkness’, Jamie then, er, found his voice.
Jimmy, 47, wanting to put the Twilight actor’s skills to the test, challenged him to adopt the Vecna voice while reading out lines the creature would not normally say.
Among the famous quotes was Julia Roberts’ iconic line in Notting Hill: ‘I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy,’ and ‘Jack, oh, Jack, I want you to draw me like one of your French girls,’ said by Kate Winslet in Titanic.
Vecna channelled Lizzo (Picture: Netflix/Getty)
But arguably best of all was when the Fantastic Beast star channeled Lizzo, 34, reading out the words to About Damn Time.
Putting on Vecna’s instantly recognisable, terrifying voice Jamie said: ‘In a minute, I’ma need a sentimental man or woman to pump me up. Feelin’ fussy, walkin’ in my Balenci-ussies Tryna bring out the fabulous.’
Jamie in Stranger Things (Picture: Netflix)
The result was iconic, with the audience immediately erupting into laughter.
On the late-night chat show, Jamie spoke about his transformation into Vecna, revealing it takes about 8 hours to put on the costume, and around an hour to take off.
This means the star has to be in make-up at 3am in order to be ready for the day’s filming on set. Eek.
Lizzo was given a Stranger Things remix (Picture: Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
The Londoner also won praise last week for detailing his addiction battle in an honest post published on Twitter.
He wrote: ‘12 and a half years ago I was in active addiction. Hurting myself and those around me who I loved the most.
Jamie took a while to find Vecna’s voice (Picture: Getty Images)
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‘It got so bad that eventually I ended up in a hospital for mental health.
‘I am now 7 1/2 years clean and sober. I have made many mistakes in my life.’
Jamie reassured fans ‘there’s a way’ to recover, adding he was ‘so grateful’ to be sober.
Stranger Things is available to stream on Netflix now.
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