Sir David Jason reveals the one thing he hates his fans calling him

Sir David Jason, famed for his relation connected Only Fools and Horses, has stressed the value of "keeping your feet connected the ground" contempt getting knighted astir 20 years ago

Sir David Jason doesn’t similar fans referring to him arsenic "Sir" - due to the fact that helium wants radical to realise he’s conscionable a mean bloke.

The 84-year-old histrion was knighted successful December 2005 from the precocious Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding publication to comedy. However, David, who was successful Only Fools and Horses, insists he’s conscionable the bloke adjacent doorway and eschews immoderate Royal rubric that comes with it.

The TV legend, who has won 4 BAFTAs including 2 for Only Fools and Horses, prefers to support things down-to-earth. Speaking astir his attack to fame, helium said: "I've got a knighthood ... It doesn't marque maine consciousness that I'm special, oregon that you ought to get down connected 1 genu erstwhile you talk to maine due to the fact that I americium a Sir. I hardly ever usage that title, though I person one."

He believes successful humility, adding: "What I'm benignant of saying is I'm trying to fto the occurrence beryllium with maine but not alteration me." David emphasised the value of staying grounded: "The astir important happening is being capable to support your feet connected the ground."

His travel to stardom has been humbling: "That travel that I've travelled to execute specified success, that I americium precise arrogant of successful a way, the mode that travel revealed itself it's made maine support my feet connected the ground.", reports the Daily Star.

Recalling his aboriginal acting days and missed opportunities, similar not getting the portion of Lance Corporal Jones successful Dad's Army, helps him support a level-headed position amidst fame. Conversely, Jason isn’t a instrumentality of world stars’ instant fame and feels galore deficiency the quality to grip abrupt success.

He further elaborated connected the Full Disclosure podcast: "With this personage instant fame which you get connected those shows wherever everybody takes their apparel disconnected and walks circular looking precise beautiful."

"The conception of those radical who become, I would say, precise popular, oregon good known, oregon celebrated even, they haven't got immoderate of the inheritance of really moving and enjoying the process. They're celebrated for being famous."