How does your family handle your unwanted fame?įrom denial to acceptance, my wife also went through the different stages. I remember cleaning up after the elephants, and letting monkeys steal grapes from my hands. Dressing up as a zookeeper at Nyíregyháza Zoo was also such an experience. Everybody was so friendly, and the location was really special. I also enjoyed being invited to an IT company’s Siberia headquarters as a “surprise guest” at the end of a conference.
You know, the ones I wore in the stock photo shoots. I loved the OTTO commercial in which I had to dress up in many costumes. Since my first video that was for the request of a car dealership, my life has changed so much that sometimes I say to myself: „Oh my God, I can’t believe this!” What are the most memorable opportunities you got? When I am asked to make a public appearance that I have doubts about, I say no. I’m not a pushy type who would do anything to be in the spotlight, so I’ve never called anyone and said: Hey, I am Hide the Pain Harold and I want to get a gig. Photo: Krisztina Németh / Egy jó kép rólad Since that time you’ve been getting a lot of PR requests. So all in all, I have no regrets about that photoshoot. My face was turned into a brand, I would be dumb not to make the best of it. But after a few years, I decided to take on the Hide the Pain Harold role, because I started looking at it as an opportunity, not a threat. I’ve came across numerous memes which I wasn’t proud of. As an engineer I considered myself a serious man, and seeing how people made fun of my face didn’t make me happy, to say the least. I mean, nothing tragic has happened, but it took me a long time to accept this situation.
Within a short time, your face and incomparable smile became known all over the world. After finding a photo of you on social media back in 2010, you were asked to be a stock photography model. Over a coffee at Szimpla Háztáji we talked about his hobbies, and how becoming a meme has infected his life. Meeting Hide the Pain Harold face to face was a really nice experience, because the Hungarian man behind the worldwide phenomenon is such a friendly, genuine person.
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