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Actor DOMINIC MONAGHAN loves living in Hawaii where he films hit TV show LOST, but admits he is still confused by the local language and customs.
The British actor was recently taken aback in a restaurant, when he feared he had horribly misunderstood the wait staff.
He explains, “There are a couple (of slang terms) that don’t work for me. One, specifically, that doesn’t work for me is they refer to appetizers in restaurants as ‘pu pu’.
“The combination of what you do in the toilet and what you do in a restaurant – it doesn’t go that well.
“When I was first there (in Hawaii), I sat down in a restaurant and they said, ‘Would you like a drink?’ and I said, ‘Yeah.’
“Then they said, ‘Would you like any pu pus?’ I was like ‘What type of restaurant have I walked into?’
“It’s a little bit surreal, but I love Hawaii, it’s great.”
March 29, 2006 | Contact Music
Some Lost castaways are obsessed with numbers ? particularly the six cursed numerals that frequently pop up on the hit series. DOMINIC MONAGHAN, however, is all about the alphabet.
“Dom is obsessed with Scrabble,” says castmate Jorge Garcia, who plays Hurley. “He plays it all the time ? even on his cell phone at work.”
Admits Monaghan: “People will say things, and I’ll Scrabble what they say in my head. I’ll think of triple word scores all the time.”
He’s leaving Lost viewers equally spellbound. As washed-up rocker and reformed heroin addict Charlie, Monaghan has proved that his well-received turn as hobbit Merry in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings trilogy was no fantastical fluke.
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DOMINIC MONAGHAN insists Hawaii’s police are making it impossible for him and his LOST co-stars to race home after shooting the hit TV show.
The actor is one of seven Lost stars who have been pulled over for speeding or drink driving in the past 18 months, and though he refuses to comment about those who drive under the influence, he’s begging traffic cops to give the speeders a break.
He says, “I think two people got arrested (for drink driving), and I’m not going to talk about other people’s stuff. (The rest of us) get speeding tickets.
“The reason we get speeding tickets is there are only three roads in Hawaii, so if there’s a police officer sat on any one of those roads they’re going to get us.
“(But) we’re not that badly behaved, we do good work.” And the British actor has even suggested that his girlfriend and co-star Evangeline Lilly may have been an eighth member of the cast to get pulled over.
Appearing on this morning’s (11JAN06) ELLEN talk show in American, the cheeky actor told host ELLEN DeGENERES, “Here’s the thing about Evangeline Lilly and I’m going to get in trouble about this but, on her driver’s license it say’s Nicole Lilly – because that’s her name… She can fly under the radar. (She’s) a liar and a thief.”
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DOMINIC MONAGHAN, the star of “Lost” reality series and “Lord of the Rings” saga may never return to his homeland – Britain, that is. “There’s no work there, unless I wanna do Coronation Street and I’m never going to f***ing do Coronation Street. I hate that s***, hate it,” confessed Dominic Monaghan.
Lord of the Rings star thinks living in Hawaii is just perfect. “People surf and they care about the land and they care about the environment and animals and babies and old people and they just seem to be more karmatically getting there, they’re just onto it,” DOMINIC MONAGHAN explains.
“In Hawaii it’s just very chilled out. Everyone wants to surf and everyone wants to get happy and have a good time.”
Dominic Monaghan keeps a close eye on his beloved United, despite being thousands of miles away in Hawaii where he’s filming the second series of hit TV show Lost.
The 28-year-old actor, who spent his teenage years in Heaton Moor, Stockport, plays the part of rock star Charlie Pace in Lost. Previously, he came to fame as Merry in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
Dominic emailed ManUtd.com with his thoughts on the must-win match against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea.
>”So the game of the season is upon us and what a season up to now. An unusual one for United fans.
“A defeat against Blackburn, a draw with Tottenham, four-one against Middlesbrough and that shock mid-week loss in Paris. Injuries crippling our approach and the minds of every United fan a little distracted with rumours and hearsay.
“It feels like a huge mind game in the build-up to this Chelsea match; United have always been fantastic at bouncing back, answering their critics and bringing their best form into the big games. With the right result I know it can (re)kick-start our season.
“I spent most of my recent appearance on The Tonight Show trying to convince Jay Leno that football is not a boring game! Americans and their twenty-second attention span – most of them will never get it.
“I will be working on Sunday, doing a Vanity Fair shoot with the cast of Lost. To kill time I am playing FIFA 2006 on the PSP with various cast mates. No-one can beat my Ruud and Rooney combination, and I’m hoping the same will be true against Chelsea. Come on you Reds!
“Lost Mancunian. Out.”
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Speculation has mounted that DOMINIC MONAGHAN has plans to propose to his girlfriend Evangeline Lilly, after he was seen shopping for rings in Beverly Hills, California.
Since meeting on the set of hit US TV show LOST, the screen stars have worked hard at keeping their romance low-key, but now pals say plans are in the pipeline for them to exchange vows.
During time away from the programme’s Hawaii set, British actor MONAGHAN was seen looking at diamond eternity bands at a number of upscale jewellers on Rodeo Drive.
While most of the Hollywood celebrities prefer design houses in Europe for their immaculate dressing, the Lord of the Rings star, DOMINIC MONAGHAN, is planning to travel to India, in order to fulfil his desire of stocking up on some best customized suits.
The smart-dressed Germany native has reportedly admitted that he has a bit of a fetish for quality suits, and had heard that he can get the best suits made in India at a very cost-effective price.
“You can get tailor-made suits there. They’re cheap. Two or three suits are about $400 – the suit and the tie, the shirt,” MONAGHAN, who is currently starring in the hugely popular and Emmy winning series “Lost”, claims to have a collection of approximately 30 to 40 suits.
MONAGHAN REFUSES TO CONFIRM HIS STATUS WITH LILLY
British actor DOMINIC MONAGHAN is refusing to comment on the nature of his relationship with his LOST co-star EVANGELINE LILLY, but promises he plans never to be photographed at a celebrity event with her again.
Monaghan describes his relationship with Lilly as “unique”, but will not be drawn into confirming she’s his girlfriend.
British actor Dominic Monaghan only won a role in hit show Lost after persuading TV bosses to transform his character from a 45-year-old has-been rocker into a confused young musician. Monaghan, 28, felt his part as Charlie would have more depth if he was younger and less experienced, and the switch allowed the actor to channel his own life into the part. He says, “Charlie was a 45-year-old rocker who had been spat out the other side – they were looking at someone like (the actor) John Hannah. My pitch was, ‘Wouldn’t it be a more interesting character if he was someone who has barely scratched the surface of what he could be?’ I had a lot of frustration and confusion about my career that I transplanted into Charlie.”
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Actor DOMINIC MONAGHAN has a huge problem working on the set of hit TV show Lost – all of his cast mates smell after a few weeks of shooting. The show features a host of characters who are stranded on a deserted tropical island after a plane crash, and have only the clothes they’re wearing. And the authentic nature of their look translates into unpleasant odors, according to the Lord Of The Rings star. He says, “Obviously, the characters have no real showering system on the island… I think I’ve only changed (clothing), like, three times on the island. We’re stinky, but we live with it. It’s part of the charm of the Lost cast. You bring visitors on set, and they’re very excited to see everyone – until they get within three or four feet. Then they realize we all stink.”
