James Corden Explains He’s Truly Introverted And Not The Lad From Gavin And Stacy

After seeing “The Late Late Show” host James Corden in his breakout movie “Gavin and Stacy” you can’t help but think that his character as Smithy is his true life character; the extroverted, confident, funny, beer-drinking lad. Well, James has come to clear that air about this perception of him.

In a new interview with The Times, the actor revealed that he has always been introverted and that being famous wasn’t something he handled well. “I think I used to get quite freaked out. I didn’t know how to deal with it, and also there was this thing of people going, ‘Ah, Smithy!’ and – what do you do?

“They’re expecting to meet this really confident lad, or lout, drinking lager, and I’m really not a lad, you know? I’m a musical theatre performer. I don’t drink beer. I like maybe one slimline G&T. I didn’t know what people wanted from me.”

He went on to say that after starring as Smithy, whenever he meets people, he’s always at a loss at how to react because he doesn’t know if they like him for himself or if they like his movie character Smithy.

This revelation from James came after he was accused of abusing two workers from Balthazar restaurant who got his food order wrong.

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On Monday, Oct. 17, the owner of Balthazar restaurant Keith McNally made an Instagram post that called out the “Late Late Show Host” James Corden. In the post, Keith said that James is “a hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny cretin of a man.” Keith then went on to say that James insulted two of his servers the day James came to his restaurant. According to Keith, James is “the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.”

Keith stretched that he got the report from the two servers, he also explained that it wasn’t the first time James talked down at his employees who came to serve James, adding that he has received reports from two different managers on two different occasions. Keith concluded his post by banning the actor from stepping foot in his restaurant again.

The following day being Tuesday, Oct. 18, James apologized to Keith for being rude to his workers, and Keith forgave him and also lifted the ban. In the post that Keith made regarding James’ apology, Keith said, “Having f—ed up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances,” he also added that “all is forgiven.”

In the interview James had with The New York Times on Thursday, Oct. 20, James made an attempt to clear his name by saying that the story was over-egged by the media, that he didn’t do anything wrong.

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James Corden — Keith’s Reaction To James’ Interview

Apparently, James’ denial of not doing anything wrong didn’t sit well with Keith because the following day, Keith made another post concerning the issue and said, “I’ve no wish to kick a man when he’s down. Especially one who’s worth $100 Million, but when James Corden said in yesterday’s NY Times that he hadn’t done ‘anything wrong, on any level,’ was he joking? Or was he denying being abusive to my servers?”

Continuing, Keith said, “Whatever Corden meant, his implication was clear: he didn’t do it.” Keith went on to acknowledge his absence on the day James had the altercation with his workers but he explained that “lots of my restaurant’s floor staff did. They had nothing to gain by lying. Corden did.”

Keith then went on to say, “I wish James Corden would live up to his Almighty initials and come clean. If the supremely talented actor wants to retrieve the respect he had from all his fans (all 4 of them) before this incident, then he should at least admit he did wrong.” In conclusion, Keith said, “If he goes one step further and apologizes to the 2 servers he insulted, I’ll let him eat for free at Balthazar for the next 10 years.”

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