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Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz's former NYC neighbor spills secrets of living below the private couple
and Rachel Weisz 's former neighbor is spilling the secrets of living below the notoriously private couple.
Last week, blogger Ilana Wiles shared a TikTok video in which she revealed she used to live in the same building as the former James Bond star, 57, and the Mummy actress, 55.
'Told them my upstairs neighbor was a celebrity,' she wrote over the clip, in which she took part in the #holyairball trend.
The trend, which was inspired by a basketball-themed meme, recently went viral as social media stars shared common misconceptions about their life before revealing an impressive flex.
She described her and her husband's many encounters with the power couple over the years before describing Craig as talkative and praising Weisz's youthful beauty.
Mimicking someone's response to her tidbit, she wrote, 'So like one of the Housewives?' Then, she showed a photo of the famous movie stars in a surprising plot twist.
In her caption, the influencer wrote: 'For the record, neither of us live there anymore but they were our upstairs neighbors for 10 years! I only have nice things to say.'
Craig and Weisz have owned various New York City properties — and additional ones all over the world — including the $6 million penthouse in the East Village building that Wiles previously lived in and was seemingly referring to in her post, according to
They lived there for seven years before selling the property in 2019.
Wiles also previously opened up about her and her husband Mike living below the famous and notoriously private couple in one of her Substack posts, sharing her 'best celebrity story,' from May 2022.
'No, they weren't our best friends and they did not come over to borrow sugar or anything, but Mike did help Rachel carry her groceries up 15 flights one time during a power outage,' she shared with her followers.
'[Rachel] looks 27 in real life, you should know,' she continued. 'And I had numerous elevator run-ins with Daniel throughout those years, as did most of my friends and family who were over regularly.'
She continued: 'Do you know what it's like to be alone in a small, enclosed space with James Bond for a few moments?' She answered that it was 'f***ing surreal' to be in the British actor's presence.
She also described the actor as an extremely talkative person.
The former neighbor described her and her husband's many encounters with the power couple over the years before describing Craig as talkative and praising Weisz's youthful beauty; pictured September 2024 in Venice
Craig and Weisz have owned various New York City properties — and additional ones all over the world — including the $6M penthouse in the East Village building that Wiles previously lived in and was seemingly referring to in her post; pictured September 2024 in Berkshire, UK
'Daniel Craig's eyes literally sparkle at you like the opening sequence of Dexter,' she recalled.
'Also, he is either legitimately friendly and likes small talk, or he starts conversations because he thinks it's fun to mess with people.'
Wiles also recalled how her husband once knocked on Craig and Weisz's door to ask them about scaffolding around their penthouse that was blocking the light from their own apartment.
She recalled how kind the couple were and added that 'celebrities are just like us.'
'Mike discovers that Daniel Craig is aware of the inconvenience they are placing on us and also wants the scaffolding down.
'He thinks the construction people are purposefully taking longer than necessary, so they can continue to charge them. It's all a racket!' she added.
'Celebrities, they are just like us! Daniel Craig says he will see what he can do and Mike leaves,' she recalled.
Wiles explained that the scaffolding was down the following day, and to their surprise, they received a bottle of champagne as well as a handwritten note from Craig and Weisz apologizing for the inconvenience.
Wiles wrote: 'And that's my favorite NYC celebrity story!'
