Brett Goldstein speechless: Ask the “Ted Lasso” star and “Shrinking” co-creator how he feels about becoming a sex symbol. “This is the first I’ve heard of it,” he tells me, after almost doing a spit-take when I bring up what I’ve dubbed “Sexy Brett Goldstein.” “I’m flattered you’re telling me this, and I will expect you to address me as such from now on,” he says, grinning at the madness of me broaching such a silly topic. “How do I feel about becoming a sex symbol?
I don’t know. You can say, ‘He blushes, looks confused, his head explodes.’” Sexy Brett Goldstein blushes and looks confused.
His head explodes. “Listen,” he says, “If that’s a thing, that has nothing to do with me. That has to do with the show, right?
Because of the character.” The way Goldstein distances him self from the hoopla all around him says something about how he’s grappling with his growing fame.
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