Michael Sheen has revealed he once had an embarrassing encounter with the Beckhams who mistook him for a “tramp”.
The actor, 50, said David and Victoria thought he was “trying to abduct” his daughter Lily after he picked her up from a skating lesson in Los Angeles.
“The Beckhams were there checking out the rink for lessons,” he told Graham Norton. “I was quite hirsute then and when Posh saw me she called security thinking I was a tramp trying to abduct my daughter!”
Sheen shares 20-year-old Lily with actress Kate Beckinsale who he split from in 2003.
Sheen was on the BBC chat show with his co-star David Tennant to promote their new Amazon Prime show Good Omens, which is based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen’s bestseller.
Sheen revealed he was originally asked to play the demon, but felt he was not good enough for the part, which eventually went to Tennant.
“When the series became a possibility Neil assumed I would want to play the demon, but when I read a very early version of the script I thought, ‘I can’t do that, I’m not good enough. I’m better for the angel part, that suits me,’” he said.
“We had a very awkward dinner and he finally asked how I would feel about playing the good character and David the demon. It was perfect.”
Good Omens follows the two characters as they team up to find a way to save the world in the face of Armageddon.
Other guests on this week’s show include Chris Hemsworth, Gloria Estefan and the Jonas Brothers.
The Graham Norton Show is on BBC One, tonight at 10:35pm
