“G’day from Sydney!”: Kyle MacLachlan shows off his Aussie slang
US actor Kyle MacLachlan has been keeping fans updated about his time in hotel quarantine, with his latest clip containing a funny message for Aussie fans.
MacLachlan, well-known for his roles in Twin Peaks and Sex and the City, has showed off the Australian slang he has been learning while quarantining in Sydney in a quirky video shared on social media.
“G’day from Sydney! It’s Kyle MacLachlan,” the actor began, while holding a coffee in hand and with Sydney’s Centrepoint Tower in the background. “I’m here in quarantine for the next few weeks, and I’m doing OK despite being isolated in my room.
“Crikey, my day is choc-a-block,” he said, chuckling.
“Once I put on my dacks, from brekky to arvo and even to din din I’m flat out. There’s heaps to do, and even though it’s not hard yakka, I’m no bludger. I reckon it’ll pay off.
“When I finish quarantine the first thing I’ll do is get into my budgie smugglers, slip on my thongs, grab my Esky and head to the beach for a sunbake.
“Then after a couple of snags on the barbie with my cobbers, we’ll soak a slab or even a goon bag from the bottle-o, oh it’ll be a right good piss up. No wuckas.”
With the background showing Sydney’s rainy weather, he ended the video saying: “Well, it defo looks like we’ll need a brolly today, hmm?”
Though the star has not revealed what has brought him to Australia, Twitter user Andrew Mc suspected it was likely to do with a new comedy series based on Joe Exotic, the big-cat breeder previously depicted in Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
The new series, written by Kate McKinnon, is expected to film in Queensland, with MacLachlan starring as Howard Baskin - the husband of Carole Baskin, Exotic’s nemesis.
MacLachlan’s Aussie slang comes as the second of his video updates from hotel quarantine, with the first seeing him share wildlife facts.
Starting the clip with the same greeting from Sydney, Australia, MacLachlan goes on to say: “I’m here starting my 14 day quarantine for work, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you a little Australian trivia.
“Did you know that the Sydney funnel web spider is one of the most dangerous spiders in the world?
“It can kill a human being in 15 minutes, and it’s fangs are so sharp, they can bite through a glove or even a fingernail… ugh!” he shuddered.
Suddenly looking surprised and worried, MacLachlan gets up from his seat in fear that he’s spotted a spider.
“Jesus! God almighty, that’s a spider!” he says as he walks out of view, with the camera soon falling over.
At the end of the clip, MacLachlan can be heard hitting his coffee cup against a surface, before saying: “That was close”.
Image: Kyle MacLachlan / Instagram