Michael Sheen on his favourite Welsh saying (and what it means) | British GQ

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[@NLTCPM]

Welsh pride is such a special type of national pride. We aren’t so much interested in our status in the world, but rather in our culture, our land, our people and our history. Michael Sheen epitomises that, for me.

[@MrSimonson]

Let’s hope we don’t let it slip away

[@Deandwl]

Such a lovely human being. I know it’s cheesy but he makes me proud to be Welsh. A good sort. We’re lucky to have him.

[@unseelie63]

You should be proud to be Welsh,regardless,but Michael Sheen certainly helps!

[@josh5067]

Not cheesy, yma o hydd

[@florianfrank8512]

Cymru am byth❤

[@joannelively9934]

I live 20 minutes away from Michael & I'm very proud to be Welsh too

[@firezstorm369]

Michael Sheen: I want to lose weight. The Internet: *drooling over him, snaps back to focus* excuse me WhAt?!?!

[@dumbeetle]

IKR, he's beautiful just the way he is

[@Krissshereee]

RIGHT?! I’ll fight anyone who says that

[@phyllismartin674]

Exactly

[@linshanhsiang]

If you could give a few pounds to David Tennant...

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

he has a bit of a belly

[@victorine9936]

I love how I just end up smiling while listening to him. There's something communicative about his eyes and smile

[@alexjake.j906]

Yeees I always do smile when he tlaks

[@mrvgranfield]

Tar so chuffed

[@marissasmith2827]

An angel on screen and in real life!

[@c.c.244]

vault no repeats

[@lindildeev5721]

I'm starting wondering if he's not actually Aziraphale playing Michael Sheen. If so, then the trick is absolutely perfect.

[@MyroslavaRm]

omg he's so soft in this interview! michael if you see this we love you x

[@barbarapalmer8224]

I second that

[@marybrown2723]

He’s always soft on interviews. He possesses such a nice mellow timbre

[@flask223]

Stop fetishising the welsh

[@MyroslavaRm]

@@flask223 he's got a really soft and kind way of speaking, doesn't have anything to do with him being Welsh. Stop needlessly attacking people on the internet.

[@nathangriffiths6218]

"..which they HAVE because they are WELSH, we are a magic people" hahaha great quote. Love this guy, he's a great human being.

[@stephanieyee9784]

Ta Da!

[@jazmonikfox5806]

Why on earth does he want to lose wait? he's so precious as he is. So beautiful to listen and watch him talk. Such a lovely person

[@okaminess]

I think it was mostly being facetious. I want to say that it was kind of a generic question and maybe they could have tailored it a little more for him.

[@alexjake.j906]

@@okaminess what?

[@jenNjuice]

Next to Alan Rickman’s voice, Michael’s is my next all time favorite! Glad to learn a little more about this amazing guy!

[@laela1247]

Good taste

[@gracelauren7513]

His and Liam Neeson

[@paigegarrison6721]

Totally agreed!!!

[@Hasenkind1]

what is with Luke Evans or Hugh Jackman?^^

[@elinalilac]

What a beautiful and charming man! I love the way he talks and expresses his ideas so vividly ❤️

[@c.c.244]

200 pound dumbells no repeats

[@c.c.244]

eternal life

[@Chippyeater]

Can we all stop and take a moment to admire his small curls

[@nosleepinheaven]

Too bad this didn’t come out before the Homeless World Cup, just read Michael Sheen financed a lot of it himself and spent a lot of his savings.

[@BritishGQ]

The Homeless World Cup is on until August 3rd

[@laurahall3094]

His income from his savings.

[@iriscollins7583]

@@laurahall3094 What's the difference, His own money wasn't it

[@laurahall3094]

@@iriscollins7583 I wonder if it's easier when you've got that much.

[@pia91]

@@laurahall3094 bro he basically went bust for this, he spent two million on it out of his own pocket and is now giving excess money from all his work to charities he co-runs or supports. maybe read up a bit before you comment. he's not Tom Hanks you know?!

[@anastasiastoli7245]

Excellent interview by an excellent actor and dedicated activist. Can't wait for the show!

[@CPT_B]

So cute to see him speak of his girlfriend here when this was filmed, and to know that they are still together in present day and have 2 daughters together!

[@Harrietmjones]

His voice actually reminds me of my gran’s. It’s that calming, melodic voices that they both have/had, it’s just lovely to hear. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@frank6551]

Oh my, I love him SO much! I could listen to him talk for hours and never get tired of his voice and his beautiful face. (Yeah, Michael, you're beautiful af, even if you don't lose weight)

[@76marji]

omigosh, i thought [through the whole thing], "i wish he would read me a 🛌 bed-time story 'til i fall asleep!". 🥰

[@frank6551]

@@76marji OH YES!

[@Harrietmjones]

His voice actually reminds me of my gran’s. It’s that calming, melodic voices that they both have/had, it’s just lovely to hear. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@phyllismartin674]

Exactly

[@beelinton319]

I love how in the first question he rushes through the activities and get straight to the main point of the whole event as fast as he can. Really shows that he goes for the cause and not for the fun or free food. I love Michael sheen so much❤

[@user-it6zr2bm4n]

i'm so proud to be welsh!! I was very happy to hear are welsh national anthem in this video i even held my hand on my heart 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@trainsuk5777]

I'm proud to be cuymrug

[@trainsuk5777]

Cymregg

[@gaynormainwaring1853]

Please don’t do that - copying this Americanism is not good.

[@Taihei1305]

@@gaynormainwaring1853 what?

[@cheyennelupusmandragora2154]

The most relaxing voice of this century

[@prairievamp]

What marvelous, joyous energy he has!

[@c.c.244]

hi

[@allisonforfornsed]

OMG I'm giggling like an idiot. He's so charming lol

[@timphillips9954]

The more I hear this man speak the more pride I have in being Welsh,

[@hayze_ablaze]

This was four years ago now and that means Michael has one more year to get to his peak physical fitness.

[@kathyd65]

I find his character on Prodigal Son so fascinating....wish they had let him keep his Welsh accent for the part. I think it would've added to his character.

[@stellathoma7900]

*its 1am, me sitting in my bed watching this* Michael: I want to lose weight Me: *trying not to scream* WhAt ? Darling, you are perfect !!! YOU DONT NEED TO !!!! *starts crying because he is perfect , literally*

[@phyllismartin674]

Exactly

[@CleavingGold]

I love him so much I’m gonna burst

[@sheebeebug]

I love this man so much 😭

[@nebulonicc]

HES SO PURE

[@nessydepp6618]

I'm not ready for a ripped Michael Sheen

[@robyndaniell434]

Nessy Depp (sorry just saw this) "I'm not ready for a ripped Michael Sheen" I submit for your perusal; Lucian (Underworld, Rise of the Lycans).

[@nessydepp6618]

@@robyndaniell434 oh yeah of course but a 55 year old Michael Sheen is what I'm not ready for

[@robyndaniell434]

@@nessydepp6618 My dude, none of us were ready for feral Lucian, and that was fifteen (?) years ago! Try to catch Jeff Garlin's podcast, in which MS is described (multiple times) by the host as "adorable"! (!!!) "Adorable"? "Feral"? This walking definition of chaotic good "leaves 'em whimpering".

[@c.c.244]

Gothic,"purse",Uncle Vinnie and Paul with there soft cheeks and palms read no repeats."phone booth no repeats"

[@okaminess]

I love his goal!!

[@sandra5804]

I think i m in love

[@carrot7590]

Ta ra means goodbye and is mainly used in South Wales. In the North we tend to say Hwyl or Hwyl fawr. Which actually just mean fun or big fun.

[@daijones5558]

I had no idea it was a welsh thing till I lived with people from other nations.

[@TheTomPeeters]

Hwyl fawr actually means big sail, etymologically speaking :)

[@carrot7590]

@@TheTomPeeters that's weird. Saling was never a large part of Welsh culture.

[@carrot7590]

@@TheTomPeeters are you sure that's the root?

[@carrot7590]

@@TheTomPeeters cause i always thought of it as meaning 'it was fun' referring to talking to the person / whatever you doing with them.

[@missyarabella]

I guess I'm the sixth to comment! Michael Sheen... you beautiful and compassionate human being 😍😘

[@tigristhelynx7224]

LOL He's now 55 and playing Bevan in "Nye"! Look at how far he's come. His roles dictate whether or not he needs to lose weight, and at the moment, he doesn't need to. Can't believe that back then he thought he needed to lose weight. He looks wonderful!

[@andrewstamps2806]

Hi Michael thankyou very much x😊🌈

[@MichaelGaribaldi]

He was great in Underworld!

[@carolynwestlake7670]

Love him!

[@karinvasu3005]

hope he can get to speak welsh!!

[@katiemcollects]

If he loses weight, we will riot. He is p e r f e c t. Absolutely adorable. Don’t you dare, Michael! 😂 Abs are overrated. Love this man with my whole heart.

[@phyllismartin674]

Exactly

[@lynnporter9440]

Tara is something we said in West Midlands

[@pendafen7405]

Quite a bit of slang from the West Midlands, as well as some place and colloquial names, come from Welsh roots, particularly in the Border Counties. In a few of the more rural Border Shires, the dialect could essentially be described as Wenglish.

[@marzettik]

You are magic people! ❤

[@matthewprice2626]

He's just sold his house to give money to homeless people! Legend

[@cnrt7835]

Just similar to the tara-tada, myfriend form Yorkshire used to watch this old welsh comedian who at the end of every stand up would say nos da, and she thought he was saying no star and just thought there was some weird phenomenon that meant there were no stars in Wales 😂

[@maggieb9597]

Dw'i Caru ❤️

[@untilted06]

We say turrah in Yorkshire too, I thought it was a thing the whole world did honestly 😂

[@hollybramhall1351]

same in lancashire, i think it must be something shared by lots of british places at least

[@rafthejaf8789]

Why is KZbin randomly putting videos like this one about things that occurred years ago?

[@3pebbles]

I suspect because after the ending of Good Omens everyone is trying to get a Michael Sheen fix

[@tayloraustin4759]

Look who it is its Aro From twilight

[@lowri5485]

I live in Cardiff! X

[@SianJones-dn9wh]

I always say tara wen! Brought up on the Wirral. I speak a little Welsh , trying to improve..

[@diyaa5821]

Hey Michael ✌

[@Rose-gz3iu]

I just came across this video to try and see what Charles Jones sounds like (iykyk)

[@synkkamaan1331]

Wales is the country of druids! Tara!

[@Garyinspired95]

This is PRECIOUS! “Tada!” 😂

[@gaynormainwaring1853]

Go for it? Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg ac mae e’n grêt.

[@alexjake.j906]

Loose a bit of weight...Man, dont you do that. You are not unhealthy you dont need to loose a thing. You're so handsome already

[@phyllismartin674]

Exactly

[@andrewfenn3019]

I'm Australian, my favourite Welsh saying is from episode 1 of Staged. Cachu Hwch - Total f**king disaster. I don't know if that is the Welsh translation but that's how Michael Sheen translated that.

[@Ater_Draco]

You're right. The literal translation is pig sh!t, but idiomatic translation is total f-ing disaster 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@andrewfenn3019]

@@Ater_Draco thank you

[@wag5947]

Get your own effing glue .....that's my favourite saying

[@TiagoTeles-m1i]

It’s been 4 years. Are you on track to speak (and performing in) Welsh by this time next year?

[@CastOnCalamity]

Cool! 🧶🤓💕🌹

[@carolinecollett4349]

Four years ago it was a different world.

[@ri8900]

i love this man but does he actually speak welsh im confused

[@ri8900]

oop edit he said he doesn’t but he’d love to learn it i’m soft :,)) hes so CUTE and welsh is a lovely language i wish him well awh

[@76marji]

ta-da-ah!!🤣

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Ta-ra or pob hwyl!

[@peterreed736]

I love Welsh accents but I find the Welsh language to be harsh on the ear and not vaguely pleasant to listen to (compared with say a language like Italian). But I have to say I'm pleased efforts are being made to encourage people to learn Welsh because it's important that it prospers and is used as a matter of course. All languages are important...even if I don't particularly like the language.

[@baizhanghuaihai2298]

Cymraeg, Gaeilge, agus Gàidhlig…stór an chine daonna.

[@NightFight164]

Ok!

[@NyxarionAchlys]

Wait, he is Welsh but doesn't speak Welsh? How does that work? /gen

[@thony9044]

Well Wales isn’t a sovereign state, like say Germany or France. For a long time people were forced to speak English meaning the Welsh language wasn’t being passed on from generation to generation. But people from Wales are still Welsh, Welsh just isn’t everybody’s mothertounge there.

[@Bertiesghost]

30% of Wales speak Welsh fluently. During the 19th and early 20th century it was almost wiped out due to the dominance of English. This course was reversed on the introduction of the Welsh language act in the 1970s.

[@Capybarrrraaaa]

Cymru has been fighting a systematic cultural-genocide for over 800 years. A result of that was a near-extinguishing of our language. Couple that with the fact that Cymraeg uses multiple sounds which don't appear in English, and you've got countless generations of children who now have a massive hill to climb to just use their mother-tongue.

[@Bertiesghost]

@@Capybarrrraaaa saying it’s an ongoing Cultural Genocide is pushing it. No one is prevented from learning Welsh and medium schools do better than most. In fact Welsh is required for many public sector jobs.

[@tombartram7384]

Everyone in a Wales has the opportunity to learn Welsh and 99% can't be arsed. Michael is one of them.

[@jameshudson169]

is your last name "estivez"?

[@cloudburstt]

Brb looking for an apartment in Wales....

[@iolo1920]

Chwara teg

[@Wisagapi]

First!

[@whitebane4209]

hot

[@jacquelinefox2632]

Nowinamini

[@MyIneffablePonyyy]

How do you spell total fcking disaster in welsh

[@6pwn784]

2nd

[@sarahdaydream9682]

Third! 😘

[@angelenapulis9083]

Michael, your Aziraphale is showing.

[@gillianwilson7469]

Wrong for the doctor

[@johnhague5155]

Adultry and liar. 3 kids to two ladys and a number of failed relationships. What was great granny Phillips like little Micky. I never got to meet my family from Wales. You ask me not tell me what yiu want. Show some respect little boy.

[@Ater_Draco]

Grow up 🤡

[@wingsofwalnuts]

Wtf? 😂

[@sparklygloss541]

bro you good? 💀

[@victorgrainger895]

Boring git

[@mothratemporalradio517]

Don't talk about yourself that way :v