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woensdag 9 mei 2012

'Downton Abbey' star Brendan Coyle blasts 'X Factor generation'

'Downton Abbey' star Brendan Coyle blasts 'X Factor generation'

Downton Abbey star Brendan Coyle has said that shows like The X Factor give kids false hope.

The actor, who plays Bates in the ITV drama, bemoaned the Simon Cowell series for creating a generation of youngsters unaware of their limitations.

"I would have loved to have been a footballer like my great uncle Matt Busby, but I knew quite early on that I wasn't going to make the grade," he said to the Radio Times.

"Luckily I was told by the age of 13 that I wasn't good enough. That's not a bad thing. You see this X Factor generation of kids now who don't accept that they're not good enough."

Coyle also discussed the role that Downton Abbey has had on his career, revealing: "I was offered the chance to play a lot of moody men."

Coyle will next be seen in Starlings, which begins Sunday, May 13 at 8pm on Sky1.