Michael Sheen on his rousing rallying cry for Wales that went viral

“I was given a heads up beforehand that I’d be asked to do something but they were expecting a little jokey one liner or something like that. I knew I wanted to go for something more than that though knowing it would be filmed properly and get a big push through the programme. I had a couple of ideas for lines but then as we started filming it felt like totally the wrong vibe in a studio full of English people and everyone really excited about (England goalkeeper) Aaron Ramsdale being there. I just thought I have to forget about the people here and just think about the people back home who will see it eventually – hopefully. But I knew I’d have to give it extra welly to try and make it work in the studio so I just went for it. When it got the reaction from that English audience and panel that it did – knowing they wouldn’t even have got a lot of the references – I figured it might go down well with people at home who were into their football so I was excited for it to come out.”

Michael Sheen