New Yorker Who Lived Downstairs From Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz for 10 Years Reveals What Actors Were Really Like as ‘Neighbors'

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A New York influencer who once lived in the same building as Hollywood couple Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz has opened up about what it was really like to be 'neighbors' with the A-list actors.
Ilana Wiles, a content creator who has earned close to 500,000 TikTok followers by sharing candid 'day in the life of a New York City mom' clips on the platform, revealed the identity of her famous former neighbors in a recent video that was posted as part of the popular 'holy airball' trend.
The viral trend, which was inspired by a basketball-themed meme, sees TikTokers hitting back at common misconceptions about their life, family, or careers—usually in a bid to reveal something impressive about their background.
Videos posted as part of the trend typically begin with the content creator revealing a simple fact about themselves alongside a photo. In Wiles' case, she wrote: 'Told them my upstairs neighbor was a celebrity,' while posting an image of herself posing in her kitchen.
That fact is then followed up with a stranger's less-than-impressed response to that statement.
'So like, one of the Housewives?' Wiles wrote in her video—joking that people always assumed the star she was referring to was a member of the Bravo cast.
Then, finally, the truth about the fact is revealed, with Wiles sharing that her neighbors were of a more high-brow Hollywood class, sharing an image of Craig and Weisz with the hashtag #holyairball.
In the caption of her clip, the TikTok star shared some further details about her living situation when she was neighbors with the A-list couple.
'For the record, neither of us live there anymore but they were our upstairs neighbors for 10 years!' she wrote. 'I only have nice things to say.'
The building in which Craig, Weisz, and Wiles once lived is located on East 10th Street in the East Village. The 'James Bond' star and his wife owned a $6 million penthouse unit for seven years, before selling it in 2019.
According to records, the couple, who began dating in 2010, purchased the three-bedroom dwelling in October 2012, then listed it for sale in May 2019 for $6.5 million—just $500,000 more than they had bought it for.
They accepted an offer of $6 million in August of that same year.
Meanwhile, Wiles and her family lived in a rented unit two floors down, which was last leased for $11,000 a month, according to records.
After selling their penthouse in 2019, Craig and Weisz moved to Brooklyn, where they bought a brownstone property in Cobble Hill in 2018.
The couple paid $6.75 million for the six-bedroom dwelling with 6,600 square feet of living space. The home was located on 'one of Cobble Hill's most beloved blocks,' the original listing stated.
'This is one of Cobble Hill's largest homes in an ideal location,' the description went on, noting that the dwelling had undergone an extensive renovation in 2011, which saw it outfitted with an elevator, among other updates.
The home had been damaged in a fire and required extensive work when it was purchased by the couple.
Listing images at the time showed that the property had several unfinished rooms, including a stunning living space with private elevator access and an outdoor terrace.
The bones of the home were still awe-inspiring. Several of the rooms boasted fireplaces and enormous windows.
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