Yes, the Queen of the Elves, at least, did wear underpants.
“When I played Queen of the Elves, they gave the toy manufacturing thing to some company.
“I gave the elf toy of me, of Galadriel, to my son.
Cate Blanchett in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’.Credit:Warner Bros/ Everett
And he was really upset because he said, ‘Elves don’t wear underwear?’
They hadn’t bothered to put underwear on the elf toy!”
HostsMatt RogersandBowen Yangshared in theLord of the Ringsstar’s shock.
Cate Blanchett at the Golden Globes in 2025.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
“Elves do wear underwear!”
Yang got caught up on one particular detail.
“But they did for the hobbits, you said?”
theSaturday Night Livestar asked.
And they weren’t!
Because I wore underwear as an elf.
I think elves do wear underwear.”
Are you talking about the fans?"
Finally catching his drift, Blanchett clarified, “Oh, I meant the actor hobbits.”
No, no one got paid anything to do that movie."
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