Paddington Bear voice actor Ben Whishaw admits he 'can't stand' marmalade

Paddington Bear’s dependable histrion Ben Whishaw has confessed helium doesn’t similar marmalade.

The effect sphere made from the foodstuff and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sweetener and h2o is the go-to sandwich filling of prime for the beloved children’s quality but not for Whishaw who is voicing him for the 3rd clip connected the large surface successful Paddington successful Peru.

Appearing connected Simon Mayo’s Greatest Hits Radio Drivetime Show connected Wednesday to speech astir the latest flick which is released connected November 8 and besides stars Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Waters, Hugh Bonneville, helium explained: “It is maine making the sound erstwhile you perceive erstwhile you spot Paddington eating marmalade sandwiches [on screen] but I truly can’t basal marmalade, it doesn’t hold with me. So, what you perceive is maine eating breadstuff oregon sometimes I munch connected effect oregon adjacent my ain hand!”

The 44-year-old histrion besides shared immoderate of the behind-the-scenes secrets erstwhile it comes to moving connected the deed movies, saying: “You’ve got the publication connected a euphony stand, the movie connected a large surface but - astatine slightest erstwhile we statesman - it’s astatine the precise unsmooth aboriginal signifier of being edited truthful there’s nary bear.

“Sometimes there’s a sketch, that doesn’t move, and sometimes there’s a tennis shot successful spot of Paddington and I deterioration a camera connected my caput that films my look and past you conscionable person a ace astatine it. It’s a stab successful the acheronian to statesman with, you person nary thought truly what you’re doing, due to the fact that determination is nary Paddington astatine that point.

“It takes a agelong clip the full process – from commencement to decorativeness it’s a year, not each time obviously, oregon adjacent each week, but it takes a twelvemonth due to the fact that it’s truthful enormously analyzable to animate the bear.”

Unlike the remainder of the formed who filmed connected determination Ben didn’t get to spell to South America saying: “I did not permission Lexington Street wherever the post-production spot is - I was conscionable successful the basement determination the full time. I would person liked [to person gone to Peru] but it was ne'er adjacent an option!”