Dan Stevens

The actor was promoting his new show Gaslit, but his comments took a turn and set Twitter ablaze.

And Lorna @_lornala declared: "Well done Dan Stevens, truly memorable moment." Bobby @ElphaBob tweeted: "I’m sorry but Dan Stevens comments on #TheOneShow about Bojo! Outstanding." Former Downton Abbey star Dan was on the show to promote his new series Gaslit which is about the Watergate scandal of 1972.

Former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens stunned the hosts of the One Show with his brutal Boris Johnson joke.

Calling on both men to resign, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said: ‘Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. The Conservatives are totally unfit to govern. Alex Jones let out an audible gasp, while Jermaine Jenas couldn’t speak out of shock.

Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has appeared to criticise Boris Johnson over Covid breaches in Downing St during an interview on The One Show.

Describing the show, Stevens said: “Well, what you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign and… that’s the intro to Boris Johnson.” Stevens went on to explain that the Watergate scandal was the original incident that “spawned the suffix gate”, which he noted is where we get “partygate and all other stupid scandals”.

The One Show Alex Jones looked taken aback as Dan Stevens took aim at Boris Johnson live on the BBC programme.

truly an iconic The One Show moment." Another tweeted: "Dan stevens on the one show, f**king brilliant. I’m sorry that’s the intro to Boris Johnson. " Which makes it a great moment." The minute the words came out, Twitter seized on Dan's statement, with it quickly going viral. Dan replied: "What you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign...

Dan Stevens appeared to criticise Boris Johnson over Covid breaches in Downing Street during an interview on The One Show. The actor, 39, is best known for ...

The criticism follows police fining the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Tuesday over a birthday party held for Mr Johnson in No 10 during Covid restrictions in June 2020. Mr Stevens plays John Dean, one of the lawyers integral to the case at the time, alongside a star-studded cast including Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Describing the show, Mr Stevens said: "Well, what you've got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign and... The comments left hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas speechless as they quickly tried to move the conversation along.

Dan Stevens has been branded a “hero” after calling Boris Johnson a “criminal” on The One Show. The Downton Abbey star appeared on the BBC series on ...

One tweet read: “This is magnificent. “Dan Stevens - take a bow for that performance on The One Show sunshine,” a commenter added. Dan Stevens has been branded a “hero” after calling Boris Johnson a “criminal” on The One Show.

Dan Stevens has hilariously blasted Boris Johnson while promoting his knew series about a leader who had to resign due to breaking the law, Richard Nixon.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Stevens said: "I'm lucky to be married to someone who entirely gets what I do. The actor, who is fluent in both French and German, has since gone on to star alongside the lies of Harrison Ford, Dame Judi Dench, Natalie Portman and Christopher Plummer in film productions. There were audible gasps in the studio followed by laughter and social media reaction soon followed in support of the actor's comments.

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Describing the show, Stevens said: “Well, what you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign and… that’s the intro to Boris Johnson.” Both Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak – and the Prime Minister’s wife Carrie, who was also fined over the party in the Cabinet Room – apologised on Tuesday and confirmed they had paid the fines.

Dan Stevens left The One Show hosts Jermain Jenas and Alex Jones speechless and in shock as the Gaslit actor dropped an epic Boris Johnson Partygate gag ...

In 2017 he landed the huge role of the Beast and Prince in Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty And The Beast, starring alongside Emma Watson. In 2014, he starred in the American thriller The Guest and Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb where he played Sir Lancelot. Pretending to describe the new show he said: "What you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign.”

DOWNTON Abbey actor Dan Stevens looked unrecognisable during a shock appearance on The One Show.The actor appeared on the evening programme last night.

"As for the hair, it's pretty much my natural colour. Dan was then cast as the Beast in Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast alongside Emma Watson as Belle. Dan also starred in the comedy-drama movie The Cobbler and then the dark action film A Walk Among the Tombstones.

The actor Dan Stevens has been dubbed a “legend” after branding Boris Johnson a “criminal” while appearing as a guest on The One Show. When featuring on the BBC ...

The drama series is actually based on the first series of the documentary podcast Slow Burn, and will focus on the story of Martha Mitchell, played by Julia Roberts. Stevens, who rose to fame for his role in Downton Abbey, was on The One Show to promote new series Gaslit, which portrays the untold stories of the 1970s Watergate scandal and stars the likes of Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. The 39-year-old actor has also starred in Disney's live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and played Charles Dickens in the biographical drama The Man Who Invented Christmas.

Actor Dan Stevens appeared on "The One Show" and made BBC presenters gasp with his takedown of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Johnson, it's worth noting, has recently received a police fine for breaching lockdown rules with parties and gatherings at government residences in the summer of 2020. You really can't fault the delivery, which was met with a combination of muffled laughter and shocked gasps from the presenters and crew in the room. "Well what you've got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots, and really should resign," Stevens says in the clip above.

On Wednesday (13 April), while promoting his forthcoming series Gaslit, which deals with the Watergate scandal of the Seventies, the British actor spoke out ...

“It’s all too rare to see someone speaking their mind and the truth on live television these days,” he said. “I got here and it’s on every radio bulletin. And yeah, it got me quite fired up.

Dan Stevens, of the new Watergate scandal drama Gaslit, discusses being part of one the TV moments of the year on The One Show.

The clip was ripped for Twitter almost immediately, and at the time of writing has over 6.8m views. The Johnson-Nixon connection was just too good to pass up. On The One Show on Wednesday evening, he delivered an immaculate joke about Boris Johnson's Christmas party scandal that went viral, all the while linking it to the show he's promoting, Gaslit, about the Watergate scandal.

The actor, 39, said the joke prompted “massive applause and laughter” in the studio and suggested he had not been rebuked by BBC bosses. On Wednesday, he ...

“But you know, I got here and it’s on every radio bulletin. But Stevens added: “There’s impartiality. And yeah, it got me quite fired up. I hadn’t really realised until I got on the ground. Describing the show, Stevens said: “Well, what you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign and… that’s the intro to Boris Johnson.”