'You have to be in states of undress, it's odd' | David Tennant interview

“You have to be in states of undress in front of not necessarily strangers, the crew you’re working with every day, but that in itself is rather odd.”
David Tennant reveals what its like to work with an intimacy coach for his “romp scenes” in the upcoming Jilly Cooper adaptation, Rivals.
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[@nessa-marks]

imagine watching the show and calling it a "bromance"

[@cathygould]

Oh, ever since it was on there have been So Many opinions on that! Not in the sexual sense, but just as loving as 2 humans can be sans romance. Sheen's coy fey acting fuels the discourse🤷🏽‍♀️

[@savannahb3573]

i meaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnn......... u seen season 2 episode 6 yet?

[@KerbalRocketry]

have you read the books, everyone sees them as a couple. they get called "consenting gentlemen". it's been confirmed by Neil Gaiman that they were written as a couple

[@thisistheaccountname]

@@savannahb3573 Season 2 was PERFECTION. Aziraphale's sass was amazing.

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

@@KerbalRocketryNot in the books, but in the show, yes, they’re written as a couple

[@user-zq6ji3yb9j]

At 2:30, about the love between him and Aziraphell: "Crowley would never admit that". Apparently David is even very good in acting while he is being interviewed!

[@thisistheaccountname]

That's exactly what I thought while watching this. You see that smile on his face. He knows what he was doing.

[@courtneyo2082]

was legit going to make the same comment XD

[@han5234]

He had me FOOLED.

[@karmagirl314]

He's not credited as THAT F***ing LIAR David Tennant" on Staged for nothing.

[@kelsieolsen4702]

He did a VERY good job not giving anything away!

[@AdamiRose]

Just remember, he KNEW what their relationship really was by this point. We cannot trust him with spoilers (unlike Michael whose spoilers are legendary)

[@Krnflakgrl71]

He is so lovely. Zero ego. A true gentleman. Love him.

[@ErrorNotFound-nl1sh]

having watched season 2 i can't stop laughing at some of this stuff, truly he's a great actor for saying all that with a straight face

[@Ms.Anonymous]

For the life of me I will never get over hearing David say the word "sexy"

[@amandariedinger6944]

19:04 there ya go…

[@Ms.Anonymous]

I mean it's right at the beginning of the video lol

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

He said it in his first scene as recovered Doctor in jammy...

[@dangercat9188]

He's sexy himself so hearing him say that made me happy lol.

[@blessedbutterflytarot3060]

“Saycsee” 😂😍😍

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

its not a "bromance" its just a romance, they are in love. its very simple

[@HuntingViolets]

It was funny she followed that with "the love that dares not speak its name," which is so not a bromance--and it dares to speak its name now anyway.

[@elenapudda104]

He's too kind. That woman has been really ignorant and rude at times, I could never. But maybe is not just attitude, he has a lot of experience in this industry, so he knows how to get away with these kind of people: being polite and not give satisfaction to the person in front of you. Such a man of class and emotional intelligence. Well done, David.

[@blessedbutterflytarot3060]

Yea like why ask him who is the better actor? Messy boots 👢👢👢

[@chandrawong449]

As I assume this is her job, she's a truly terrible interviewer - just as it's (part of) his job to be interviewed and he's wonderful. She clearly didn't even bother to google him to see what any of his HUGE roles have been to ask intelligent questions. This makes me all the more impressed by how DT had to carry this interview forward and how much work goes into a really good interview.

[@beesbrownies]

Intimacy coordinators are so important, I'm glad they're being used now and are being seen positively

[@WeirdMaRy91]

Talking about Good Omens and Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship, he was lying so much, poor thing😅 also, i think he slightly panicked, because talking about Apocalypse in S1 he instead gave away the Second Coming of Jesus thing!! Basically, the s2 finaly cliffangher!! He is adorable 😅😅😅❤

[@herbieshine1312]

A man of my advancing years shouldn't have such a "boy" crush on David Tennant, yet here I am, swooning!!!!

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

extremely understandable

[@sarahpalmer411]

How can anyone not have a crush on him?

[@Temptation666]

Same same Not a man but the rest

[@joannegastwirth4750]

​@@Temptation666😅

[@larushka1]

A woman of 72 shouldn’t have a crush on Davi Tennant and yet here I am swooning with you.

[@porcelainboy264]

The little blush when he was asked why he ages so well 🥰 adorable

[@Asmodeus-rf2kl]

TIMESTAMP??

[@sturmklinge9642]

@@Asmodeus-rf2kl Probably a bit late for you, but for anyone else looking for that moment: 20:30

[@annikkegrimmig4950]

I'm not English, so please could anyone tell me who the interviewer is? I mean, she can't be actually 75, really?

[@newcamomile]

​@@annikkegrimmig4950 she's not a famous person in the UK

[@DavidNPS]

What a great guy . Charming, Talented and so Humble about everything. I bet He is an amazing Father to have.

[@trashlingdumb]

I can just imagine how awkward it would be to do that kind of stuff in front of other people, even if it's just a handful 😭

[@amandakenneally8475]

Gosh that was often awkward but he’s as graceful & charming as ever.

[@gilyin]

I enjoy watching David Tennant’s interpretation of any character. His range is delightful. I imagine he is a lot of fun in reality.

[@kcinca5410]

I love hearing David Tennant's real accent! Enjoy his work immensely and Good Omens was a God send during the pandemic. I'm counting the days 'til Season 2 airs. I'm in the States so I can't get a lot of the BBC stuff but I love the snippets I've seen of Spy in the Ocean and Spy in Wild (and it's in his real accent).

[@lexismore]

Yes!! I've been really delighted by hearing the *accent work* that his character does on Good Omens. Goes along with his style and the way he blends in with whatever era he's in (though not quite -- or maybe rather with a very signature style).

[@HuntingViolets]

I don't know why he couldn't have used his real accent in _Doctor Who,_ and I don't know why he couldn't use it as Crowley.

[@kaifisshhh]

well he did a bit! the Edinburgh minisode @@HuntingViolets

[@HuntingViolets]

@@kaifisshhh Yes, but I meant I wotuld have liked Tennant's real accent for the character's regular voice.

[@TheNaebyrd]

“people can certainly project what they like onto their relationship” baby you kissed him on the mouth ……… 😅😅

[@WeirdMaRy91]

It was crazy how he lied so convincingly 🤣🤣

[@heartshapedisle]

'rather risible' only David could just drop that into a response. Love him and all he does.

[@oit6607]

He's so shy when he says about relationships between Aziraphale and Crowley. It's so cute. And yes, David, you're looking good. Maybe without any makeup, even better than with it.😊

[@Esterferreiradecastro]

I love watching any david interview just to hear his accent

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

Listen to the how to train your dragon books, i listen to them almost just becuase its nice to hear his voice

[@Esterferreiradecastro]

@@wiggletonthewise2141 didn’t know he did that, thanks!

[@GGiTheBarbadian]

How can a single human being be so humble but so charismatic?

[@Anne_303]

David supporting intimacy coordinators is all I’ve ever needed.

[@maxinedodds9769]

David just seems and I am sure is such a genuine nice guy. He is so talented, with such an impressive range and so much energy that makes him so watchable.

[@helenbryant404]

I can tell you, having met David more than once, that he is indeed really lovely, kind, warm and down to earth.

[@jeanfitzsimmons7442]

Good Omens was probably the best thing on tv since it first flowered on my iPad. It was and has been my little piece of joy in difficult times. Thank you. Looking forward to Season 2.

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

I appreciate David Tennant's support of intimacy coordinators. Imo it's great that they have become more ubiquitous in the industry. People feeling safe and respected is so important.

[@rebecca-xq4rl]

he’s my favorite human in the whole world

[@iainlyall6475]

you need to get out more :-))

[@LisaLoops]

Same ❤

[@Asmodeus-rf2kl]

Same😭i met him and he called me handsome. I’m trans, and that meant so much to mr

[@TarzansMom]

The first time I became aware of David Tennant was in the first series of the show Jessica Jones, where he played the villain Kilgrave. I was fascinated with the character and his acting - Kilgrave was evil embodied, and Tennant WAS Kilgrave. After I became a Dr Who fan and he popped up there, it took a while for my brain to switch to believing that he is now playing the hero, it was quite confusing for a bit. And now we have Crowley, who is the villain AND the hero. Oh my stars, no wonder I have such an outsized reaction when ever he appears on the screen - What is he now? Hero? Villain? Both?!? I don’t care, just never stop, David.

[@AbigailKimballmrscrazycatman]

This interviewer is kind of rude. Bless DT for his kindness, respect, and setting up boundaries when needed. AND HE SUPPORTS INTIMACY COORDINATORS. And won't play the "who's a better actor, me or my friend" game. "Not all men" applies to very few men, but by God, he's one of them.

[@alyburr6645]

been watching so many Jessica Steinrock videos on here recently so it was really nice to hear David Tennant being so positive about intimacy coordinators

[@jen9647]

He's a brilliant actor ❤

[@sarahjones6686]

Thank you for there she goes. My daughter is autistic and pretty challenging and I love that you were part of showing how it can be for many special needs parents. It can be very darkly funny at times.

[@grannypeacock]

I work with special needs kids and the hardest weeks and with dark humor. We are all in awe of the parents as we get to go home at the end of the day

[@newcamomile]

Does your daughter know you talk about her in this way?

[@sarahjones6686]

@@newcamomile in what way? What with absolutely no personal information at all and saying that she is autistic, yes she is its nothing to be ashamed of, and that she is pretty challenging, well she would agree with that. She is smart and is under no illusions how hard the whole situation we are in is but she also knows how loved and supported she is. She also was the one that pointed me to the programme. So...

[@OrochimaruFromKpw]

Obviously we'll never met your daughter and can never know what she really thinks and I doubt she'll ever see your comment but as an autistic person it really, really hurts hearing your parents refer to you as a challenge. You may say she'd agree with you, but sometimes we just say that to avoid conflict, then later, as adults we kinda blow up at our parents for the words they used to describe raising us. Once again, I can't speak for your daughter obviously, but a lot of us can be very sensitive about parents speaking like this about their autistic children behind their backs.@@sarahjones6686

[@cathygould]

I love this man SO Much! He has such an amazing range as an actor, And has a wife and kids and a "real" life. I've watched everything I can find with him in it (including that bit where he was 16!) Some shows I couldn't watch all the way, too sad or too horrid and Too believable. He is a true treasure, as a very human actor❣️🙏🏽✌🏾👏🏾🤟🏽🎭😘

[@sarasunland775]

Not only all that! But as a being, he is kind, stands up for others (especially us trans people)! He really is the Dr. In real life too!!

[@corvuscorone7735]

Have you listened to him reading audiobooks? He is an *incredibly* good reader! He read the male part of The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones.

[@cathygould]

@@corvuscorone7735 Thanks! I'll look for it👍🏽✌🏾🤟🏽😘

[@cathygould]

I've been watching "There She Goes", a limited series in England about a couple with a severely non-verbal daughter. Written by a friend of Tennant's about his real-life situation. It's Very hard to watch.. I found one episode on KZbin, and posted that I wish it were shown here because so many people live with similar situations. As the daughter grows, she gets more frustrated and violent. There's an older brother who tries to help, but they don't have a diagnosis, don't have a name for her disabilities. In The last episode, the doctor they've gone to for years has finally found a name for it, a defect in one chromosome from birth, very rare. It wasn't either parent's fault, it just happened. Online, they find some other families who have a child with the same thing, and at the end they meet up with a real family whose daughter is about the same age, 14. There were only a bit over 400 families who had a child with the same chromosomal defect, and there was an online group so they didn't feel Quite so alone. I thought it could help families here to feel Seen, less alone with such a wrenching problem. Now I've found more of the episodes. It's VERY hard to watch. I have no empathic boundaries; I can feel a small bit of what they live with. Ive a close relative who had a similar syndrome of symptoms, but it was miraculously figured out and there was rehabilitative therapy available, and he grew beyond it. But his early years felt very similar, and I remember it all so well.

[@queermatcha]

David is so incredibly delightful and intelligent, I love listening to him speak about different kind of things! ♥

[@cristystrong7947]

I have 15 pairs of Converse because of this man, lol!!

[@satanpower6512]

I KNOW RIIIIGGGHTTTTTTTT

[@adrianaramirezbueno9670]

I really love David ❤ .. He is a great actor ...

[@barbarafox437]

He looks great for 52. Loved watching him in Dr. Who.

[@KathyHartnett-yd3ob]

I fell in love with David Tennant when I watched him as Casanova ❤

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

That’s my first glimpse too.

[@presentfuture7563]

That confessional scene alone is a masterclass in comedic acting

[@Temptation666]

I fell in love with him when i watched Taking over the Asylum

[@maurinet2291]

That was such a great interview!

[@japanjt]

As a mother of a son with Down syndrome, There She Goes is a such important television to me. Have to say thank you to Mr. Tennant.

[@nathalie8651]

Read the book as a teenager (loved it) and am so thrilled that this series exists!

[@leann848]

The better question is why wouldn't David Tennant always be on my telly?!? I'm a Yank and I absolutely love David!

[@maryturpel8413]

What a delightful interview!

[@TNJenni42]

I've loved David in everything I've seen him, I need to track down a copy of Much Ado About Nothing because the bits and pieces I've seen were MARVELOUS.

[@sophovot5079]

oh its on youtube

[@mbpandora50]

Loved this two season series. Watched s2 a month ago. Awesome actors both of them.

[@mollykoenig7009]

He LIED. He lied right to our FACES. LIAR.

[@carolc6461]

He's a demon, that's what he does 🤣

[@helgakennedy4883]

He's such a brilliant person. So real and such a classy wonderful person.

[@mathadawnharris7315]

Dr. Who has always been magical !

[@dangercat9188]

How does this man still look so darn good? Lol. Love his work.

[@PeacelordApropos]

I love how david is filling "us" in on the stories for the interview. Oh for the the chance to just sit and talk with David. I promise it wont be all dr who

[@LC-le9ew]

❤ Great interview!

[@LisaLoops]

Oh, how I love David ❤

[@Gosperella26]

There She Goes is such an amazing show. I wish I could see the recent one. Hopefully I'll get to

[@myoldvhstapes]

The new special is not even on any of the dodgy websites where I find most UK and US tv shows. I may have to buy the DVD from AmazonUK when it's released next month. I haven't bought a DVD in about 7 years.

[@nikitaashok3818]

It's on dailymotion and the brittisun channel here on youtube! In case you're still searching :) @@myoldvhstapes

[@Gosperella26]

@@myoldvhstapes definitely would be worth it

[@Spuffy24]

He's the best!🥰

[@ladyjatheist2763]

100% LOOOOOOVE David Tennant, in everything I've ever seen him.. just Love!

[@PaletteBegonia]

You have to love David , he’s just such a happy & genuine guy both on & off camera. And his works great , he is a good actor & one’s who’s definitely shown he’s able too properly act & can portray a character well. I’d love to talk with him off camera though , I bet he’s got some awesome stories.

[@healgrowlovecommunity8397]

"There She Goes" is astonishing TV. Masterful performances from David and Jessica Hynes. Can't wait for the Jilly Cooper - I wonder who's playing Rupert Campbell Black? Everyone I knew was in love with him!

[@wrennewman6868]

Wow. She didnt mention that Peter Davison is his father in law. Maybe he told her please lets not talk about my family life before the interview.

[@Irenesinger]

Why would she? They were talking about him and his acting career. Not the small happenstance that he is Peter's son in law.

[@dashutchen5292]

I THINK THE AUDIENCE MADE UP THEIR MIND DAVID!!!!

[@BeanoMark]

She's only 59, but she nearly had him going then!

[@annabalashova6417]

I love him😭

[@momcatwoo]

I thought that Mr T was remarkably amiable, given some of the questions.

[@janetcunningham696]

loved her joke at the end too!

[@kippen64]

Jilly Cooper and David Tennant!!! Yay!!!

[@ironvlogger9712]

I agree with David, there's no way she's 75! She looks fabulous

[@aurora8512]

I was on a Radio 4 phone in once talking to this woman - don't worry David, she was rude and ignorant with me too. What a sweetheart he is ❤

[@syntacticalcrab]

The audio texture on this is just delicious. I don't know how else to describe it but hopefully the audio engineers working on the show know what I mean :P

[@thisistheaccountname]

2:04 To quote Crowley: Not even at gunpoint.

[@jbrubin8274]

I was so with David. In disbelief, and now not caring about his skin care routine but her’s. Frankly I still am, she spoke with enough authority to make me feel like she definitely knows she has the age advantage. (I know that look, I do it too.) So I hate to put this interviewer in the opposite position but seriously what are you using?

[@tymondabrowski12]

I believe I've seen a clip of it where she said something like "alright, I'm 59" but it was somewhat quiet and visibly she didn't really want to say that, so maybe that's why it's not here.

[@karinanovokshanova4904]

Thanks for the vid!

[@jrpipik]

She seemed rather focused on how much money was being spent on Good Omens 2. I thought it looked kind of cheap, compared to the far-ranging location-heavy GO1.

[@naika2023]

Дэвид просто любимый актер😊

[@XxM3qqaXx]

I Love David 😍❤. He is so cute

[@lewisjames3167]

Top man 1 of the lads

[@k4eru20]

8:14 this is so relatable i always do this when my friends arent in the room bfdhvfbhjdf

[@purebloodgirl1]

I. Love. David. Tennant.

[@kobalt_ren01]

"out-thesps" hahahaha

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

That was wonderful! I am not 75 either.

[@SuzanneO707]

I have had enough of people in states of undress this past week or so , good interview though.

[@joangibb7480]

All those kids keep him young. 😊

[@olelukoe8965]

О, Боже, как он прекрасен! В Дэвиде великолепно всё: и голос и очаровательная внешность, и его открытость и доброта. Шотландия подарила миру ВЕЛИКОГО АКТЕРА и Человека. Но как много чудесных ролей он мог бы ещё сыграть! Например, у лучших русских режиссеров в психологических и романтических фильмах. Увы! Как быстротечна жизнь. Но Дэвид Теннант и сейчас прекрасен, с огромным талантом и опытом. Его Казанова, Кроули, Ричард и Гамлет и даже 10 Доктор войдут в классику мирового кинематографа+ тысячи тематических и фанатских роликов с ним ( а если бы у них была бы русская озвучка, просмотров были бы миллионы). Oh God, how beautiful he is! Everything about David is great: his voice and charming appearance, and his openness and kindness. Scotland gave the world a GREAT ACTOR and Man. But how many wonderful roles he could still play! For example, the best Russian directors in psychological and romantic films. Alas! How fleeting life is.😢 But David Tennant is still beautiful, with great talent and experience. His Casanova, Crowley, Richard and Hamlet and even 10 Doctor will be included in the classics of world cinema + thousands of thematical and fan videos with him (and if its had Russian voice acting, there would be millions of views).

[@hells-bells900]

I knew from 11 i wanted to act (my year 7 teacher lighted that passion). My mum wasnt okay with me going off and doing that. So i trained to be a teacher ( which to be fair does require some decent acting skills at times). But if i hadnt of done my teaching degree i wouldnt of met my ex and thus i wouldnt of met my now husband.

[@theblackicetiger533]

So the love between Aziraphael and Crowley will not be made a romance explicitly again? It's either that or David cannot give anything away yet. I would be quite sad if there was no confirmation to the nature of their relationship.

[@aprilzella]

Neil Gaiman said that season 2 would be more romantic than season 1. Whatever that means…

[@junbh2]

I'm the opposite. I love stories where things are left undefined and open to the imagination.

[@letolethe3344]

It certainly sounds like it. I don't have a problem with that. Like Tennant says, viewers can interpret this relationship as we wish, just like any other piece of art.

[@drwatsonca6945]

The best things are never confirmed. Too many times has the relationship been confirmed and people no longer watching it after. Lets allow the people watching make up their own minds and their own fantasies.

[@letolethe3344]

Another, sadder reason--possibly Amazon threatened to censor scenes confirming a romantic relationship so they can market it in countries that are (even more) hostile to LGBTQ+ culture. Pure speculation on my part, but Gaiman may have avoided anything definite to avoid someone else cutting stuff.

[@millicent9235]

❤❤❤ love

[@lawrencejackson6113]

Good interview - Jane Garvey, well done. She is like 59 btw .. for the record (according to her wiki).

[@85328]

I love David and his sharing in this interview, but i just couldnt stand this interviewer - is she being pretentious or its in her tone or how she comes across intimidating or the questions she asks ? I find it distrcting coz i kept thinking why i dislike her more and more throughout the interview 😅

[@hezekiahbergeron3351]

Nah but that sentence about the schoolchildren 😭

[@ctuero]

jesus and second coming? that was NOT season 1 plot. season one was the ANTI CHRIST son of satan is born and on earth.... WAS THAT A FREUDIAN SLIP??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is that actually the plot for season 2 and 3 like some of hte fans have surmised??????????????

[@HarmonicNature]

I suspect it was an honest-to-goodness mistake on DT's part, since he was likely well into a long day of doing solo press interviews. I wouldn't read too much into it at this point!

[@AnitaLife27]

Probably because his dad was a religious leader. He’s got jebus on the brain.

[@thundergale]

I’ve always associated the idea of the second coming with the apocalypse even though, as I now realise, they’re not inextricably connected, so it I think it might just be a mistake caused by the same inaccurate association

[@springsbreak]

maybe

[@springsbreak]

idk maybe jon hamm is jesus

[@CharliHarveyMusic]

the chances that my knowledge of semi-marxist theatre practitioner Beltolt Brecht's work will make me feel smart on any given day are low. but not zero.

[@Evar0se]

ok from the start of the staged talk the interview started feeling like a staged clip itsg 😭

[@HuntingViolets]

I'm sure they can get around melting Donna's brain somehow.

[@sarahpomegranate5131]

She’s not very nice. Who is she? A bit of a passive aggressive tone throughout. He was so gracious and polite in response.

[@cyn2612]

52!!!!!! 😵

[@janettetrolan1841]

I'm flabbergasted! I thought he was late 30's at most!

[@HuntingViolets]

The "Doctor Whoites." Whovians, please.

[@lauraleecreations3217]

🩶🖤💙🩶🖤💙🖤🖤💙💙🩶🩶💙🩶💙🩶🩶💙🖤🖤💙🖤💙🖤🖤💙🖤💙🖤🩶💙🩶🖤💙🖤💙🖤🖤💙

[@greghawkins59]

If David had said she looks great for a 75 year old rather than denying that she was 😂

[@lawrencejackson6113]

Jane Garvey - She is like 60ish.. I believe.

[@lord-lala]

Does anyone know the interviewer's name?

[@herbieshine1312]

I think it's Jane Garvey. She's the TV editor/ reporter for Radio Times

[@Ewas77]

She has such a wonderful voice!

[@zoearuel8319]

Yezuz why is she so rude, she speaks like someone who didn't do their research at all

[@DarTunwarm]

He’s lying! It’s not a friendship…they have nightingales. Just admit what it is David!

[@WithADashOfPazazz]

he was trying not to give it away lol