Tourist star shares tongue-in-cheek defence of his character

Virgin Radio

10 Jan 2022, 17:35

Warning - spoilers ahead!

It's the series everyone has been talking about, and one of the stars, Greg Larson, has posted some tongue-in-cheek replies after people wrote about how much they disliked his character.

Fortunately, he can see the funny side of the comments - which just means he did a good job in bringing the character to life!

He posted a picture of himself in character on Twitter, in character as Ethan.

He wrote: "Did you watch The Tourist yet? I'm in it playing a really nice bloke named Ethan, the fiance of Helen (Danielle Macdonald). We are the onscreen couple everyone is talking about I think because my character is such a loving, supportive man." 

He also joked: "I'm in The Tourist playing Ethan Krum who is objectively the hottest character on the show."

Fans loved his cheeky tweet and were quick to reply: "Absolutely detested Ethan from the first minute I saw him. But kept you watching for what his next horrible put down was to the lovely Helen! Congratulations on such a good performance Greg in an absolutely amazing show!"

Someone else wrote: "Watching it now! You rock, dude! Perfect coercive control."

Another fan of the series tweeted: "I’m more invested in seeing Ethan get his comeuppance than anything else,"

This viewer added: "I can't help thinking Ethan in The Tourist is written as so pantomimically repulsive it feels he's a bigger villain than the drawling shotgun-toting American with the multi-occupation mother. Then I remember the American is a murderer and that Ethans actually do exist."

Greg plays Helen's fiancé Ethan in the show, and fans were frustrated as he doesn't support her ambitions at work.

He becomes frustrated as he feels she is putting her job ahead of him before their wedding.

Ethan constantly criticises and belittles Helen, and nearly gets her killed when he unknowingly tells a hitman where she is.