Here are some photos of Tom Hiddleston at The British Museum last night. He attended the premiere of National Geographic’s Pompeii: Out of Time. At first I thought it was just a straight documentary and maybe Tom is the narrator. But no, it’s a series and he’s on camera as an “amateur classicist” who is obsessed with Pompeii. The documentary shows him doing the leg work and interviewing historians, scientists & psychologists to analyze how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius unfolded.
Tom was out and about during the Wimbledon fortnight as well, attending matches and looking nice. His partner Zawe Ashton did not join him at Wimbledon or at last night’s premiere. The last time we saw them together was April, and they have two kids now. They reportedly welcomed their second child late last year. So Zawe is probably home, taking care of babies.
This week, Tom spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about how he became involved with this Pompeii series. I mean, it wasn’t brought to him as a project, he actually pitched it to NatGeo because he’s always been obsessed with Pompeii. You can read the Hollywood Reporter interview here.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- Tom Hiddleston attends the “Pompeii: Out Of Time” Premiere at The British Museum on July 16, 2026 in London, England.,Image: 1116933296, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Lounis Tiar/Avalon
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- Tom Hiddleston attends the “Pompeii: Out Of Time” Premiere at The British Museum on July 16, 2026 in London, England.,Image: 1116933870, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Lounis Tiar/Avalon
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- Tom Hiddleston attends the “Pompeii: Out Of Time” Premiere at The British Museum on July 16, 2026 in London, England.,Image: 1116933872, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Lounis Tiar/Avalon
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- Tom Hiddleston attends the “Pompeii: Out Of Time” Premiere at The British Museum on July 16, 2026 in London, England.,Image: 1116933916, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Lounis Tiar/Avalon
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- Tom Hiddleston attends the “Pompeii: Out Of Time” Premiere at The British Museum on July 16, 2026 in London, England.,Image: 1116934057, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Lounis Tiar/Avalon
He looks great. That facial hair screams “Dada with two little ones at home.”
I’m fascinated by Pompeii so I’ll definitely check this out.
I think this looks really interesting. I find the NatGeo nature/history docs to be hit or miss for me, some are more engaging than others, but this one looks pretty good.
I’m really looking forward to watching this series; visited Pompeii and Herculaneum last year, both absolutely fascinating places.
Count me in, I love ancient peoples and worlds and share a fascination with Pompeii.
As others have commented I do blow hot and cold on Nat Geo documentaries, some are great and some are very Ancient Aliens.
I love pompeii!! And I just went to check, and we have nat geo, so I can watch this. Woo!
I am fascinated by Pompeii, and I’ve always like TH, so I will be glued to this series.
Word says he just got back from a discreet holiday with JLo in Italy…
Really? Word coming from where? I know they were sitting together at Wimbledon, but….that just seems so unlikely. Why would he be sneaking around and then sit next to her? And he seems smitten with Zawe and his family.
It does sound good. The Hollywood reporter article is pretty funny in a few sections. Some expressions I may not be familiar with. But also their comment about even learning some Latin in classics which presumably would be typical? My husband did Latin all through high school.
The veranda is open and, as a special tie-in with the Pompei series, Stanley Tucci (Marvel’s Dr Erskine who invented Captain America serum) is mixing Negronis and preparing a buffet of what he claims are classic Pompei dishes. Colin is here too, of course!
Tom was working for Ralph Lauren during Wimbledon, doing promos, interviewing people, and wearing lots of suits.