1999: Idris Elba on the long road to stardom

Name: 1999: Idris Elba on his career to date
Uploaded: 2025-09-04T13:57:03.937Z
Duration: 2 min 58 s
Description: In 1999 Idris Elba spoke to Julia Bradbury about fancying his drama teacher at school and his career up until that point

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In 1999 Idris Elba spoke to Julia Bradbury about fancying his drama teacher at school, his career up until that point and how he felt about being seen a sex symbol "especially amongst older women."

Clip taken from Backstage, originally broadcast 7 October 1999

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