‘I always had a complex about the way I walked!': Jamie Dornan tells Graham Norton he had to correct the way he strolled for Fifty Shades Of Grey

By Hanna Flint

PUBLISHED: 09:04 EST, 2 March 2014 | UPDATED: 13:24 EST, 2 March 2014

Jamie Dornan could give John Cleese a run for his money, as the Irish actor has admitted that he had a funny walk.

Jamie told Graham Norton on his BBC chat show that he had to correct his gait for his role in the upcoming Fifty Shades Of Grey movie, but he has always been insecure about it.

‘I always had a complex about the way I walked and people would comment on it,’ Dornan 31, explained.

Right foot, left foot: Jamie Dornan shows off his new walk after he admitted to having to learn how to stroll on The Graham Norton Show

Right foot, left foot: Jamie Dornan shows off his new walk after he admitted to having to learn how to stroll on The Graham Norton Show

‘I walked on my toes and when I did The Fall, the director asked, “Is that part of the character or just the way you walk?”

 

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‘My wife tried to help by making me lean back and then in Fifty Shades my character has to dance the foxtrot and the teacher said, ‘Do it as though you are walking; heel to toe.’

The Fall star is married to Amelia Warner, the actress and singer who performs under the name Slow Moving Millie, who gave birth to their first child last November.

Complex: Jamie says he has always known he had a weird walk, but on The Fall was when he was called up on it

Complex: Jamie says he has always known he had a weird walk, but on The Fall was when he was called up on it

Better now: The Irish actor learnt how to walk when he was taught how to Foxtrot for his role on Fifty Shades Of Grey

Better now: The Irish actor learnt how to walk when he was taught how to Foxtrot for his role on Fifty Shades Of Grey

Jamie added: ‘No one had ever told me that was how you walk and now I am applying it every day!’

Dornan has been busy filming for the first installment of the Fifty Shades trilogy, as he won the role of Christian Grey after Charlie Hunnam dropped out.

The actor plays the intimidatingly handsome businessman with a penchant for BDSM to Dakota Johnson’s virginal college student Anastasia Grey.

Saucy on set: The movie version of the first of three novels, sees Jamie as kinky businessman Christian Grey, and Dakota Johnson as his inexperienced lover Anastasia Steele

Saucy on set: The movie version of the first of three novels, sees Jamie as kinky businessman Christian Grey, and Dakota Johnson as his inexperienced lover Anastasia Steele

Laughs: Aaron Paul was also on the show which aired on Friday night, talking about Need For Speed

Laughs: Aaron Paul was also on the show which aired on Friday night, talking about Need For Speed

But Jamie has been back in Northern Ireland to film the second series of hit crime thriller The Fall with co-star Gillian Anderson.

The Co Down actor returns as serial killer Paul Spector while Anderson reprises her role as DSI Stella Gibson for the four months production.

Also on the chat show were Ant and Dec, Aaron Paul, Naomi Campbell and a performance from Ellie Goulding.

Fifty Shades of Grey is out on February 13, 2015.

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lucky guy

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He was so charming, lovely man and very beautiful.

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His Dad delivered me! Random and irrelevant I know . . .

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Gorgeous man. So jealous of Mrs Dornan, lucky lady!!

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His Dad delivered me!

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Forget Ukraine, someone's got a silly walk.

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Just watched the Graham Norton interview and Jamie comes across as just so charming, witty and down to earth! Seriously handsome too. Top fella!

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i thought this episode was great, so hilarious when he showed his walk!

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He is gorgeous!

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