At the age of 50, the Walking Dead star has admitted that he is proud that his teenage children still want to see him in the buff, but they are not at all happy about the prospect.
Andrew Lincoln has admitted that while he’s “delighted” fans still want to see him strip off on screen at the age of 50, his teenage children are far less enthusiastic about his risqué career choices.
The Walking Dead star, who is best known for playing Rick Grimes in the hit zombie series, has taken on a role in the new ITV thriller Coldwater. The six-part drama marks his first return to British television in 15 years – but it comes with a scene that has left some of his family members horrified.
Lincoln made it known that his character was occasionally shown masturbating on screen, and he felt the need to preemptively warn his children about this incident. Unfortunately, the conversation didn’t go as planned.
How would you like it if I appeared on national television and said, “How would you like me?” What do you think, he asked? ‘”, Lincoln shared.
The actor, who has two children with his wife Gael Anderson, added: “My children haven’t spoken to me since I did the job.” Can you just not have waited until I was finished with my studies for three years? asked my son.
Despite the backlash he is facing from his teens, Lincoln has made no secret of his excitement to be propositioned for such a daring role. “Look, I’m just thrilled that people are still asking me to get naked at 50,” he told The Times.
It won’t be the first time the actor has stripped down for the camera, as he was previously featured running down a hallway only wearing a tiny red pair of Speedos during an episode of Channel 4 comedy-drama Teachers.
Lincoln claims that his wife Gael has received her seal of approval for the performance despite the fact that his children may not be. Gael was formerly Gwyneth Paltrow’s assistant and Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson’s daughter. In a glittering ceremony in 2006, Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple performed the role of “flower girl.”
In Coldwater, Lincoln portrays John, a middle-aged Londoner who secretly rages at his status as a stay-at-home dad. John relocates his family to the fictional Scottish village of Coldwater in hopes of a new beginning after a violent confrontation at a playground.
However, what starts out as a retreat to the countryside quickly turns into a treacherous betrayal story. Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) portrays John’s neighbor Tommy, Indira Varma (Obi-Wan Kenobi) as John’s wife Fiona, and Eve Myles (Keeping Faith) as Rebecca the local vicar.
Fiona hopes their new home in Coldwater will help them mend their fractious marriage, but she soon starts to doubt Tommy, their self-assured, charismatic neighbor, as they begin to grow sceptical.
Author and creator David Ireland previously described how the series was inspired by a question he himself was asking. Which is better for me, the countryside or the city, where? Such a innocent beginning, but the result was a twisted, funny, and dark thriller.
“I was thrilled when ITV decided to commission the script, and I was thrilled when Sister loved it.” And I’m appalled we’ve managed to get such a formidable Andrew Lincoln-led cast. I’m hoping people will enjoy it.
