Port Talbot lad Michael puts the Gower into 'garrulous', the Cymru in to 'conversation'. Jennifer barely had to ask a question, which was handy since the current trend for sending actors to do interviews is not a wise one. The art of coaxing great chat from a telly star takes experience and practice — and it doesn't suit performers who are more accustomed to working from a script. Take last weekend's encounter between Luther's Idris Elba and Sir Paul McCartney. That was excruciating. Idris is a brilliantly menacing actor and the only celeb I can think of who is named after a Mediterranean island, but neither of these qualifications counted for much when it came to asking questions.