Denzel Washington has an awkward meeting with King Charles, video shows
Denzel Washington usually portrays a cool and confident character in his films… but he was anything but that when he met King Charles at the London premiere of ‘Gladiator II’.
The Oscar-winning actor hit the red carpet Wednesday night at the opening of the action-adventure film with his costars, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen and director Sir Ridley Scott.
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Denzel and the others formed a queue so Charles could greet them one by one at Leicester Square Odeon – but when the British royalty approached the Hollywood royalty, things got a little awkward.
Watch the video… Charles extends his hand to Denzel, who shakes it nervously and says, “I didn’t know whether to take your hand.”
Charles then asks Denzel about his role as Emperor Macrinus, causing him to stumble a bit over his words: “I’m… just a terrible… I’m a nice man, as you’ll see. I’m a sweet guy.”
Charles also complimented Denzel on his “fantastic” film career. Denzel then ended their meet and greet by thanking the king twice.
As for Charles, he took it all in stride and smiled broadly. Good to see him in the middle of his battle against cancer.
