Dan Stevens asked very poorly-worded question by Susanna Reid

Dan Stevens probably expected an easy time of things on the Good Morning Britain sofa to promote his new film The Guest.

But he was reminded by host Susanna Reid that even breakfast TV hosts can lob in the odd grenade, as she asked him, in unique fashion, how as a British actor he managed to get cast in an 'all-American' role.

You must have had to beat off a lot of American men to get this part. Why does that make you giggle, did you not have to beat them off, with a big stick?

Snigger.

Watch the rest of the interview here.

Hat-tip: Good Morning Britain

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