Matt Lucas will get mistaken for his ‘Bridesmaids’ co-star Rebel Wilson on a regular basis.
The 45-year-old comic and ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ star performed housemates within the 2011 comedy flick they usually had been additionally real-life lodgers in West Hollywood between 2012 and 2015.
The ‘Little Britain’ creator not solely will get seen for taking part in Nardole, a companion of the Twelfth Doctor performed by Peter Capaldi within the British sci-fi sequence ‘Doctor Who’, however folks additionally suppose he is Rebel, romantically linked to her or a relative, which he admitted is ”a bit bizarre”.
Appearing on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ on Friday (05.04.19), he mentioned: ”People recognise me there due to ‘Doctor Who’ but in addition for ‘Bridesmaids’, however they suppose I’m Rebel Wilson!
”It’s a bit bizarre, however they do, or they suppose we’re brother and sister, husband and spouse, the identical particular person, or all three!”
Matt is returning to the stage in ‘Les Misérables’, alongside Michael Ball, Alfie Boe and Carrie Hope Fletcher, for a restricted run on the Gielgud Theatre on London’s West End, which is his ”dream” gig.
He mentioned: ”It is my dream job. Usually I would not return to one thing once more, however I simply love this present.
”It’s a pleasant present and a pleasant bunch of individuals so it is good to return and rejoin the household.”
Rebel beforehand admitted that Matt irritated her by singing musical numbers when she was making an attempt to sleep of their condominium.
The 39-year-old actress mentioned: ”(His worse behavior is) singing musicals whereas I’m asleep. I can hear him by way of the partitions.”
When requested who’s the funniest particular person she is aware of, Rebel praised her flatmate saying: ”I’m going to say Matt, however that is actually laborious. I’ve met a number of the world’s prime comedians. And Jennifer Lawrence. She’s hilarious in actual life, funnier than me.”
‘The Graham Norton Show’ airs on BBC One on Friday (05.04.19) from 10.35pm
