Actor Richard Madden was ‘fat and shy’ in school, but now could be a sex symbol and concerns being ‘that hunky issue’ will hurt his severe appearing

he's the smouldering hunk stealing each scene within the BBC's new action-packed, bullet-strewn drama of the second.

And Bodyguard star Richard Madden was even mobbed with the aid of celeb lovers behind the curtain at this week's GQ Awards.

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Richard Madden is the celebrity of the BBC's new drama Bodyguard

despite exuding a gravel-voiced depth and boasting cheekbones that may kill at 20 paces, the 32-12 months-historical is a reluctant pin-up. He nevertheless contains the emotional scars of being labelled the "fat youngster" in school.

Richard's herbal attraction with the women mirrors that of his Bodyguard personality David Budd, a Met coverage officer who falls into bed with domestic Secretary Julia Montague, performed through Keeley Hawes.

He has been linked with medical professional Who celebrity Jenna Coleman, 32, and mannequin Suki Waterhouse, 26, in addition to television presenters Laura Whitmore, 33, and Caroline Flack, 38.

these relationships all fizzled out and Richard is now pointed out to be ­relationship Nocturnal Animals actress Ellie Bamber, 21, though he is ­reluctant to be drawn on the subject. "i am sleeping with a person," he says coyly. "i am very chuffed with a person. There are photos of it on the internet."

Madden joined a formative years theatre programme to help overcome his shyness on the age of 11

Richard has battled self-doubt all his existence, striving to build a greater glamorous existence far from his domestic town of Glasgow. while Twitter explodes with viewers drooling over Richard's nude scenes, the actor continues to be sceptical.

He told one interviewer: "If I agree with somebody going, 'Oh God, he's sizzling,' I'll also have to trust the grownup that goes, 'He's got pumpkin teeth'."

while his existing pals on the London birthday party scene come mostly from well-to-do backgrounds, ­Richard went to faculty at a tough comprehensive in rundown Paisley. There, Richard struggled to fit in.

"i used to be fats and shy," he recalls. "Crushingly shy, going to what turned into a fairly complicated high faculty. Aggressive, masculine. So i thought the smartest thing to do could be an actor! not go and play football or get first rate at boxing. I'll go and be an actor!

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The actor performed doomed Robb Stark in video game of Thrones The 32-12 months-ancient regarded on shortlived medical comedy Sirens

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BBC's new show Bodyguard features many sex scenes

"i was a 38in waist when i used to be 12. I didn't put on denim until i used to be 19 as a result of denim is difficult to take up. My mum couldn't take my denims up."

in all probability it become the hunk's body cling-u.s.that made him shun the throng of beauties at this week's GQ men of the year Awards.

looking suave in a Versace swimsuit, a bow tie and Louis Vuitton shoes, he was pictured placing off the palms of fashion designer Donatella Versace, sixty three, and theatre actor Luke Evans, 39.

Richard says: "You chat to a lady at a bar, have a few drinks and 'Shy Richard' is slowly going, 'here's going neatly'. after which it's, 'My boyfriend's a big fan, am i able to get a picture?'

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Madden and Matt Smith are decent chums

and you go, 'F***!' You consider they believe you're hot nonetheless it's since you're on television tube."

Some months in the past, he even bowled up to a Grazia journalist at a party and demanded to grasp why he was now not featured in the magazine's regular Chart Of Lust, listing the most beautiful male celebrities of the second.

"It does my frail ego good," he joked. "I'm just trying to work my means up the chart."

His insecurities don't cease Richard posting revealing photos of himself on-line. He has 1.3million followers on Instagram and received greater than 300,000 likes by using sharing an image of himself "wild swimming" in Devon.

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Richard is pictured here having a blast with Bodyguard co-big name Keeley

This week he bought enthusiasts sizzling beneath the collar via baring his backside within the raciest episode yet of Bodyguard, which pulled in more than six million viewers. but Richard fears his sex appeal may avoid his career.

"I be troubled every so often about it affecting my job," he admits. "If americans go, 'Oh, he's that hunky element', it undermines that truly I'm an actor and i'm trying really hard to be good at it."

in spite of this, Richard will get his kit off again to film Rocketman, in which he plays John Reid, Elton John's long-term supervisor and lover. Richard stated: "Between filming, I eat pizza, drink, don't work out, get fat. Then it's six weeks until you have to be bare again — if you're fortunate. I have ten days except I take my outfits off once again this time."

taking part in the Rocket Man singer himself is Taron Egerton — also a straight actor in a gay role. Richard says: "I consider we're f***ed if we beginning going down the route of, 'you could simplest play a gay part in case you're a gay actor'.

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Richard fears his sex attraction could restrict his career

"diversity, equality and pay — of path we should be sure of all that. but on the equal time I study reports that so-and-so has pulled out of this role because they're not transgender and also you go, 'Yeah however they're a f***ing actor and that they're likely in reality f***ing decent in the part and perhaps that's a part of the explanation why that film is getting made'."

Richard is no stranger to gritty storylines and controversial topics. He bought his first shot on the limelight aged 13 in an adaptation of Iain Banks' novel Complicity. He recalls: "My first scene saw me getting raped via a large, 50-yr-old ginger Scotsman."

turning out to be up in a working-class family unit, Richard had no showbiz contacts to name on. His mum Pat become a classroom assistant and his dad, Richard Snr, a fireman. After a spell with Paisley art Centre's early life theatre programme, he "dodged" a pair years of faculty, performing in the CBBC collection Barmy Aunt Boomerang.

He says: "So i was like, 'I'm going to be acting and never go to faculty. And receives a commission.' "

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The Bodyguard big name has been linked to Jenna Coleman

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he's suggested to have had a relationship with Caroline Flack

When the show ended, he crashed back to reality.

"life got a bit s**t," Richard recalled. "The show ends and also you go back to classification and also you're all at sea and there's hatefulness from your friends since you're now the man from the telly."It didn't closing long. Aged 17, he utilized to the Royal Scottish Academy of track & Drama.

Richard observed: "I wasn't allowed to follow for drama college unless I utilized for a 'actual' path as neatly, which was laptop science.

"I didn't recognize what it changed into, had no pastime. luckily, the day earlier than my first exams, I got a letter saying, 'You've acquired into drama college'. So I went to my checks and simply wrote my name.

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Ellie Bamber and Richard had been considered leaving a party together past this year

"For the primary time, i used to be ­surrounded by individuals my age who cherished this appearing issue and it turned into proper."

He performed singer Kirk Brandon in BBC's 2010 Boy George biopic worried about the Boy earlier than finding true fame as Robb Stark in the world smash online game Of Thrones. In 2015 he starred as Prince Charming in Disney's Cinderella alongside Lily James, 29.

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Now, he's the hard bodyguard for an influence-hungry domestic Secretary. And while he enjoyed a sequence of steamy display trysts with co-superstar Keeley, off-screen the pair are like "two children".On Monday, they shared a snap on Instagram of a blood-streaked scene following a terror attack.

Its aftermath will be depicted in day after today's episode. He wrote: "in the back of the scenes with the outstandingly proficient Keeley Hawes, who stored me smiling even during the toughest of days!"

As celebrity of the year's most-watched drama, Richard now has a whole lot to smile about. And the most fulfilling cherry on the cake? He has atlast made Grazia's Chart Of Lust.

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