I Love Success.. But Hate Showbiz Fakery
Sunday Mail|March 21, 2021
Line Of Duty actor blasts awards and false promises
Richard Simpson
I Love Success.. But Hate Showbiz Fakery
Line Of Duty star Martin Compston has hit out at the showbiz world, saying it is false and tedious.

As fans of the BBC1 police corruption drama get ready for the start of the sixth series tonight, the actor – who plays waistcoat wearing DS Steve Arnott – didn’t pull any punches in his criticism of awards shows.

He said: “I can’t do small talk and awards ceremonies are the World Cup of small talk.

“It’s chat and people bulls****ing and going, ‘I love you in this,’ and half the time people don’t even know who you are. And all these fake promises – ‘We’re going to work this together.’”

The star also took aim at the humiliation of losing.

This story is from the March 21, 2021 edition of Sunday Mail.

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