Being considered a “zaddy”, an extreme compliment? In any case, this is what Christopher Meloni suggests, the protagonist of “New York Special Unit” who boasts of having become, at the age of 61, a sex symbol.
We do not present it anymore. Known by all as the famous detective Elliot Stabler in the detective series New York Special Unit, Recently there has been talk of Christopher Meloni. While he had made his comeback in the spin-off of New York Special Unit, organized crime in April 2021, in July, it caused a sensation poses completely naked in an advertisement for the Peloton brand. A sensational return that has earned him a whole new role: that of a sex symbol who embraces with pleasure. He confides in an interview with People in this October 2022.
Christopher Meloni, a zaddy: what is it?
This is for him a new turning point in his career. From the height of his 61 years, Christopher Meloni can boast of being considered a sex symbol and more particularly what is now called a zaddy. This term refers to a father who would be described as desirable and sexy. “It is an illusion. It is funny. I don’t know, has anyone else been crowned Zaddy? Once this title has been granted to you, you simply need to keep it for as long as possible.“he confided, amused, to the magazine People. This new title? He certainly owes it to this publicity in which he appears naked, but also in the episode of Organized crime in which the public had noticed her beautiful figure. Be a zaddy? The actor and great accomplice of Mariska Hargitay considers him “great“. And we understand it.
Christopher Meloni and his title of zaddy: what do his wife and children think?
The actor is well surrounded. And if anyone can think so his wife, Doris Sherman Williams, with whom he has been married since 1995he may have problems with this new image that Internet users have given him, he is not: “My wife, she’s lovely, you understand. She’s the type to say, ‘Oh, whatever.“She’s obviously not jealous that women (and certainly some men too!) Drool over photos of her completely naked husband.
According to Christopher Meloni, these are quite his children, Sophia and Dante aged 21 and 18, who find it difficult to accept that their father is considered a sex symbol. “My kids, almost once a month, tell me ‘really? truly ?‘”, jokes the actor. And adding that their friends seem to have fun with the situation:”Their friends will send them a meme [une image détournée dans le but de faire rire, ndlr] which came out recently or something.“Finally, if Christopher Meloni is pleasantly surprised by this new title, he is still amused:”That’s great, because we all had a good laugh. My kids’ friends tease me kindly, but it’s fun. It is an honor.“