Andrew Scott has stolen everyone’s hearts as the ‘Hot Priest’ from Fleabag or as ‘James Moriarty’ from Sherlock. His recent film All of Us Strangers has been receiving a lot of love during Awards season, with him being nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe. The film also earned six nominations at the BAFTAs, which took place earlier this week.
While Scott was not nominated for an award at the BAFTAs and was there to support his co-star Paul Mescal, he was reportedly extremely uncomfortable with a question asked by a BBC interviewer. When the interviewer asked an inappropriate question about Saltburn star Barry Keoghan, Scott reportedly walked away uncomfortably from the interview.
Andrew Scott Walked Away From A BBC Interviewer At The BAFTAs
Andrew Scott took the world by storm when he starred as James Moriarty, the arch-nemesis of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes in BBC’s Sherlock. The actor’s performance as the charming antagonist earned him a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The actor was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as the Priest in Fleabag.
Scott was recently seen in the romantic fantasy film All of Us Strangers along with Paul Mescal. The film earned him a Golden Globe nomination, which he lost to Cillian Murphy. However, the actor reportedly showed up at the BAFTAs, despite not being nominated to support his co-star Mescal for his nomination and to support the rest of the crew.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Scott reportedly encountered BBC interviewer Colin Paterson on the red carpet for the event. Paterson allegedly asked Scott about actor Barry Keoghan’s performance at the end of the film Saltburn. The actor was nominated for a Best Actor role at the BAFTAs.
While Scott was initially unaware of the direction of the questioning from the interviewer, he soon reportedly became visibly uncomfortable as the questions became increasingly about the naked dance at the end of Saltburn. The conversation went as follows,
Colin Paterson: Do you know Barry [Keoghan] well?
Andrew Scott: Yes! I know Barry, yeah!
Colin Paterson: OK, your reaction when you first saw the naked dance scene at the end of Saltburn?
Andrew Scott: It’s great, it’s great. I won’t spoil it for anybody
Colin Paterson: There was a lot of talk about prosthetics. How well do you know him?
After the final question, Andrew Scott reportedly deflected the question with an uncomfortable laugh and politely walked away.
Netizens Were Angry With Andrew Scott’s Interviewer
Interviewer Colin Paterson was reportedly pestering Andrew Scott about a scene in the Emerald Fennell directorial and fellow BAFTA nominee Saltburn. The film made waves due to its infamous ‘s*x with a grave’ scene. In the scene, Barry Keoghan’s character Oliver kisses and then proceeds to have intercourse with the freshly dug grave of his friend Felix, who was played by Jacob Elordi.
According to EW, the viral scene was improvised by Keoghan and director Emerald Fennell. She said,
“I spoke to Barry in the morning, and I just said, ‘I don’t know, Barry. I think that he would…unzip.’ And Barry just said, ‘Yup.’…People said, ‘Oh, we know what’s going to happen. Why do we have to watch it?’ And I said, ‘Watching it is the point! Not cutting away is the point. You have to sit in your discomfort — you can only understand it if you sit with it.’”
While Colin Paterson’s interview was bringing up the sensational nature of the scene, since it was competing against All of Us Strangers, many netizens felt that the interviewer took it too far and Andrew Scott had naturally reacted to the uncomfortable line of questioning.
A few of those interviewers need to have a chat with HR about workplace behavior. This was a business event and they were abusing their roles.
— Megan Condit (@tidnocm) February 20, 2024
As well he should. You don't see anyone asking Cillian Murphy or Paul Mescal being asked about Keoghan's cock, even with both of them also having infamous performances with lots of full frontal.
— The Unaverage Cinephile (@William03132220) February 20, 2024
Ugh, that interviewer comes across as a lascivious creep.
— Gobby (@Gobby19198336) February 20, 2024
This is frankly disgusting. Andrew Scott is there to support his multiple nominated film and THIS is what you ask? Then when he looks visibly uncomfortable the guy carried on. Truly horrid. #BAFTAs pic.twitter.com/42VEoBXRQi
— Alex Gilston 🔜 GFF 2024 (@PresenterAlex) February 18, 2024
The host Colin Paterson is yet to respond to the criticism and the incident. Andrew Scott and Barry Keoghan had to go home disappointed again as All of Us Strangers was beaten by Oppenheimer at the BAFTAs.
