Will Ferrell stuns NHL fans with disheveled Buddy the Elf costume at LA Kings game
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Ferrell attended the latest NHL game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings in his iconic ‘Elf’ costume. Will Ferrell has lit up social media after photos and clips of him at a recent NHL game wearing his iconic Elf costume went viral.
Seated between his wife, Viveca Paulin, and their youngest son, 18-year-old Mattias, the Anchorman actor could be seen in pictures holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth with a stern look on his face. In one video, as the cameras pan to him, labeling him “Buddy the Elf,” he looks directly into the lens with furrowed brows as he takes a swig of his beer.
“We’ve never ever seen him like this,” FanDuel Sports Network’s broadcast journalist Carrlyn Bathe said of Ferrell. “I stopped by just to check in on him, he’s smoking a cigarette ringside, he’s got a five o’clock shadow, looking a little bit disgruntled,” Bathe said. “[He] said it was a tough holiday season, you guys, and he’s looking for a Kings win.”.
Fans have agreed with Bathe’s assessment, with one writing on X/Twitter: “Buddy has clearly fallen on hard times.”. “I didn’t remember Buddy as an angry smoker,” a second joked. “Buddy’s seen some s***,” a third quipped, with a fourth adding: “Buddy the Elf, but with LA energy.”.
“Dude went from Buddy the Elf to Buddy the Grinch,” another noted. Ferrell’s presence appeared to have been a good luck charm for the Kings as they went on to defeat the Flyers 5-4. “I called my agent and he said, ‘Listen, they would like you to come and do one line with Will Ferrell. Would you like to do it?’ And I said, yeah, I’d be happy to do that.”.
