As another instalment of BBC Breakfast aired on Thursday morning, hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt were joined in the studio by actor Emmett J Scanlan and it looks like Naga was full of compliments today.
The Irish-native was on the show to discuss the second series of crime-drama show Kin which airs on BBC One, but talk soon turned to his appearance.
Charlie, 61, asked: “Was the character required to have a beard,” as Emmett responded: “No it wasn’t. When we shot season one, it was in the height of the pandemic.
“It was in lockdown, it was a whole new world so at that point nobody was working, my hair was growing, I had a beard, it was so long, I could put it in a ponytail.
“When this job came along and this opportunity came along, which meant I could go back to Ireland, I got to see my family for about four months which I’ve never been able to do normally and I just said: ‘Listen, any chances I can keep the man bun?’
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