But he got paid £1,000 to play Henry VIII

It’s not exactly the most naturalistic show on TV – but Greg Davis was told his performance was too big for the Chuckle Brothers.

The Taskmaster host played  Henry VIII in a 2007 episode of Chucklevision – which he today revealed he got paid for. 

Speaking on Capital Breakfast this morning, Davies said: ‘I auditioned to play Henry VIII on The Chuckle Brothers, and in the audition, the director said "you’re hamming it up a bit,  calm it down a bit". Can you imagine how much I was over acting!

‘A grand by the way, that’s how much I got paid to play Henry VIII. 2007, that’s big money!’

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Davies appeared on the show with Jamali Maddix to plug the return of Never Mind The Buzzcocks  on Sky.

And while they claimed it was a kinder show now that in its initial BBC Two carnation, Maddix admitted that he upset one female singer, who he declined to name.

He said to Davies: ‘Do you remember she was like "you were really horrible to me" backstage? Do you remember that. And it wasn’t true!  Do you not remember that?’

Davies responded: ‘That hasn’t been out yet! I didn’t think that she felt that you were horrible to her…I think it’s hilarious.’ 

Their interview can be watched here.

• Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby airs weekdays from 6am to 10am and is available on Global Player.

Published: 15 Oct 2024