Death in Paradise star Ardal O'Hanlon has made a humorous confession that he 'can't remember' whether he actually won a BAFTA. The actor and comedian made the admission during an appearance on ITV's Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh on Sunday, February 22.
Discussing the BAFTAs ceremony taking place that evening, host Alan Titchmarsh joked about not being nominated himself, pointing to Ardal and saying 'BAFTA winner, over there.' Ardal responded: 'BAFTA winner, yeah, I think so. I can't remember.'
The star, best known for his role as DI Jack Mooney in BBC's Death in Paradise and as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted, continued: 'I'm certainly a nominee. It's a long time ago.' He then quipped: 'Yeah, well, for the purposes of this show, yes, I've won numerous BAFTAs! But yeah, no, I was certainly nominated for a BAFTA many, many years ago.'
Reflecting on the prestigious ceremony, Ardal added: 'For me, it was the first sort of big thing I did on British TV all those years ago. And it was Father Ted. You just pinch yourself. You're in this room with all these incredibly talented people that you have admired from your couch for a decade beforehand. Suddenly you're hobnobbing with them.'
He also recalled bringing his wife to the first BAFTA event he was invited to. 'She ended up in the bathroom chatting to Joan Collins. They became great mates in the bathroom. She had grown up watching Joan Collins in Dynasty, and there she was swapping eye shadow with Joan Collins.'
Father Ted was a BAFTA winner, while Ardal received a nomination for his performance in the sitcom in 1999.
