Nicholas Alexander Chavez says it’s hard dating millions of people, but that’s just part of the job when you're the internet’s newest boyfriend. Watch as the talented actor gets candid about working with Travis Kelce in 'Grotesquerie,' shares his take on ‘Love Island UK’ vs. ‘Love Island USA,’ and recalls his initial reaction to seeing himself bald (spoiler: he's hoping to keep his hair). Plus, Nicholas coyly manifests his dream role as Patrick Bateman from 'American Psycho,' talks about nearly crashing Lyle's car on the set of 'Monsters,' and reveals how the show helped him find a style that truly speaks to him.
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00:00It's hard dating millions of people at the same time, I'll tell you that much.
00:04Hey, my name's Nicholas Alexander Chavez, and today I'm going to let Elle ask me anything.
00:11Here we go.
00:12Which Monsters co-star gave you the best acting advice?
00:17Javier told me that you really never stop being a student of the craft,
00:21and so every day is just a learning experience.
00:24What is your go-to belt-in-the-car song?
00:27It's not Blame it on the Rain.
00:30Can I pull out the Spotify and see what I've been singing lately?
00:34I Ran So Far Away by A Flock of Seagulls is a great song.
00:38That's going to be the one that I'm going to lock in with.
00:41Oh, and Ain't No Love in Oklahoma.
00:43The Luke Combs song from the Twister soundtrack, that's a banger.
00:46It's so good.
00:47I don't often listen to country music, but when I find a country song that I really like,
00:51I sink my teeth in.
00:53What was the best part of working with Victoria on Grotesquerie?
00:56The best part was actually that I got to be a PA for the day.
00:59There are all these smoke machines, and Victoria has asthma,
01:04and they hadn't prepared for that, so I found the biggest umbrella that I possibly could,
01:08and I was trying to block the smoke for her in between takes.
01:12But no, it was actually really cute, and she's so freaking talented.
01:15It makes you feel so good to watch someone who you love and care about
01:19do the thing that they love and that they're passionate about.
01:22I don't know, I was just really happy that I got to be on set with her and her sister for that.
01:26What surprised you the most about working with Travis Kelsey?
01:29He brought all of that teammate camaraderie stuff that I had imagined that he has,
01:35from being a professional football player to being on the set,
01:38which those are such nice transferable skills,
01:41and he just jumped from one thing into the next so seamlessly,
01:45I think because he knows what it's like to work in teams.
01:48Actually, I don't watch a ton of football.
01:50I'm more of an in-game anything person.
01:53I have to be at the game kind of guy, you know what I mean?
01:55It's more about the atmosphere.
01:57I like to get the pretzel and the drink and the hot dog and do the works and sing the songs,
02:02like take me out to the ballgame.
02:04I love singing take me out to the ballgame.
02:06When was the last time you were starstruck?
02:08I just went to this event at LACMA,
02:11and I saw Steven Spielberg speak from across the room,
02:14and I felt like I was looking at God.
02:16I was like, that's literally Steven Spielberg.
02:21Spielberg, okay.
02:22What is the most frequently asked question in your DMs?
02:26I don't check that place.
02:27That place is a no.
02:29Never? Did you just stop checking?
02:31Five minutes ago.
02:33Most frequently asked question?
02:35I don't know. I don't know.
02:36I get it all.
02:37I truly get it all.
02:38If you could cameo on any other TV show, what would it be?
02:43I wish they were still making Succession
02:45because I would totally cameo on that show in two seconds.
02:48I love that show.
02:49It's like exactly the kind of like blend of drama
02:52and dark humor that I feel like is really enticing to me.
02:56So yeah, I'm going to go with Succession if it was still on.
02:59What is your skincare routine?
03:01Oh God, I'm so boring with this.
03:03Like I literally just use lotion after I get out.
03:06I just put lotion on my face. That's it.
03:08There's like no fancy anything.
03:10And that's not even all the time.
03:12Sometimes I'm just bad and let my skin dry out
03:15and I'll age very rapidly.
03:18Who is your first celebrity crush?
03:21Oh, my first celebrity crush.
03:23Oh, wait, Zoey from Zoey 101.
03:26Definitely.
03:27Like that's a classic I feel like, no?
03:30What is your dream role, past or present?
03:33I have a few of these.
03:34One of them is to play Nureyev,
03:36who's like this ballet dancer who defected from the USSR
03:40during the Cold War that I'm totally obsessed with.
03:42Another is I grew up loving the Batman Beyond series.
03:46So I think it'd be cool to bring that to life.
03:48How do I feel about the internet calling for me
03:50to play Patrick Bateman?
03:51Here's the thing.
03:52Like I didn't want to be too on the nose about it.
03:54But yeah, like, of course, like Luke is a genius for one.
03:58And two, I love the Bret Easton Ellis book.
04:01It's been one of my favorites for a very, very long time.
04:04What is one thing you took from the Monsters set?
04:07There's this vintage Versace jacket that Lyle wears.
04:11I asked, of course, and then they said yes.
04:14And I was like, yes!
04:15So yeah, I took the leather jacket.
04:18What was your initial reaction to seeing yourself bald?
04:22It was so concerning.
04:23Honestly, I was like, it made me realize
04:25that I never, ever, ever want to lose my hair.
04:27And now I have a lot more sympathy for bald people.
04:30It's like kind of cool.
04:31Like it's like the Hitman Agent 47 look.
04:35It's sick.
04:36I don't know.
04:37It made me definitely not want to lose my hair for sure.
04:40What is your funniest on-set mishap?
04:44I'll say the wrong word many, many times in a row.
04:47And it will take me like six or seven,
04:49like an embarrassing number of takes
04:51to actually say the line correctly.
04:52So sometimes this will happen to me.
04:54Though I will say I almost crashed Lyle's Alfa Romeo
04:58while filming Monsters.
04:59They were like, Nick, you should really be more careful.
05:02And I'm like, but I'm really in character right now.
05:05So I hope that you understand.
05:07What side of TikTok are you on?
05:09Whatever the side is that has the app deleted.
05:11I don't know.
05:12I don't use that app.
05:13That seems like just asking for brain rot.
05:16Do you have any feelings on being the Internet's
05:18newest boyfriend?
05:19It's hard dating millions of people at the same time.
05:22I'll tell you that much.
05:24Love Island UK or Love Island USA?
05:26This is obviously Love Island UK.
05:28The accents are so fun.
05:30I love the way that they compliment each other
05:32just because like we don't have like those,
05:34like no one would ever say that someone is proper fit
05:36and like on the USA show.
05:39So like to see that on the UK is like really funny to me.
05:43Who is your style icon?
05:45Khloe Seven Yee is probably a solid choice here.
05:48Like she has incredible style.
05:51My personal style did shift a little bit
05:54since working on the project.
05:55Like Lou Irick, who's the head of wardrobe for Monsters.
05:59She's such a creative visionary
06:02and has so many interesting ideas.
06:04And yeah, I found myself like buying
06:06slightly different things whenever I would go out to shop
06:09because I didn't realize that like these kinds of clothes,
06:11like spoke to me until I did the show.
06:14So it kind of changed it a little bit.
06:16What is the most romantic thing you've done for someone?
06:20Like the most romantic memory that I have recently
06:23was like I was sitting in Florence,
06:25like on the floor in Florence,
06:28like on the ground eating McDonald's at 3 a.m.
06:31looking at like the most beautiful church
06:33that I had ever seen.
06:34And that was pretty romantic.
06:36I liked that a lot.
06:37Who would have known the most romantic meal
06:39I've ever had was Mickey D's.
06:43Thanks so much for watching.
06:44Make sure you check out Monsters and Grotesquerie,
06:46which are both out on streaming now.