Martin Freeman doesn’t enjoy the adulation of ‘Sherlock’ fans.
The 43-year-old star, who plays the role of Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama, says filming is often disrupted by hoards of fans – the majority of whom are female – getting giddy with excitement.
He explained: "When we’re [filming at] our stand-in for Baker Street, it is hard to do your job. And I don’t love it. I don’t love it."
Asked whether fans shout at co-star Benedict Cumberbatch and himself, Martin said: "No, they’re not. But you know… phew, it’s like trying to act at a premiere. It really is. I’ve never… I wasn’t in The Beatles. But I’ve never seen anything like it.
There’s such a heightened sense of excitement, so every time we come out there’s applauding – and it’s like, ‘No, can you n-‘ Or, if we do anything – ‘Cut!’ – applause… It’s like, ‘No, this isn’t a gig…’"
However, Martin stressed how much he appreciates the support of the fans.
He told the Independent on Sunday newspaper: "Of course you want to be gracious with it. And I obviously very much appreciate, as do we all, the fact that people love it. But also, yeah, it doesn’t make you doing your job any easier."
Martin Freeman doesn’t enjoy adulation
