A legendary Coronation Street star has revealed a shocking and humorous incident from his youth, recalling the time he was caught in his father’s bed with two girls. The actor, who became famous for his role on the long-running soap, shared the embarrassing moment during a candid interview. He recalled how his father unexpectedly walked in on the situation, leading to an awkward and unforgettable family confrontation. The actor laughed off the experience, adding that it was one of those moments that, although mortifying at the time, has since become a memorable story to share.
Nigel Havers, known for his roles in The Charmer, Chariots of Fire, and Coronation Street, has had a colorful love life, having been married three times. However, he admits that if he were to enter the dating scene today, he’d be completely lost. The actor finds online dating baffling, reminiscing about the simpler days when meeting someone involved just going to a party and striking up a conversation. “Whatever happened to going to a party and saying, ‘Hello, what are you doing next week?'” he muses in his signature silky voice.
Havers expressed his distaste for modern dating, admitting, “I don’t think I could cope with swiping left and right. I wouldn’t know how to do it, for a start. It must be so complicated.” Reflecting on this, he adds, “In that respect, I’m very glad I’m in my early 70s.”
On second thoughts, Nigel Havers, 73, reckons that if he were single today, he’d somehow figure it out. “Someone would obviously teach me. But if I was 30 now, I’d know exactly how to do it!” he laughs.
Having grown up during the Swinging Sixties, Nigel was no stranger to the party scene. “I swung as much as I could!” he chuckles, reflecting on his youthful days. As a drama student in London, he often took advantage of his father, Sir Michael Havers’ flat at the Inns of Court. When his father—who would go on to become a distinguished lawyer and Attorney General—was away, the flat became the epicenter of parties for Nigel and his friends.
Nigel Havers reminisces about a memorable Saturday night when a casual gathering turned into an unexpected encounter with his father. “One Saturday night I had a few people over for an evening; some cocktails and food. And then we all bunked down, as they say,” he recalls. By the following morning, around 9 or 10 a.m., Nigel heard a key turning and thought, “Oh my God! Who’s that?” To his horror, it was his father, Sir Michael Havers, walking in on him in his father’s bed with a couple of girls. “I had to make them disappear quickly,” Nigel laughs. His father calmly told him, “I’ll be back in an hour and you’ll face the music.” Nigel scrambled to tidy up, but when an hour passed and then two, Sir Michael never returned. “Dad never mentioned it. But I never did that again,” Nigel admits.
Now, Nigel is preparing for a one-man show where he’ll share stories from his life, loves, and career. The show will be unscripted, a novelty for him, though he confidently asserts, “It’s my job to know my lines.” He recalls an amusing moment with Judi Dench during The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre, when she accidentally skipped an iconic line: “A handbag?” “She just jumped a whole page,” Nigel laughs. “What could we do? We just carried on. Judi was mortified. I kept saying to her, ‘Don’t worry, darling, it’ll be fine!'”
Nigel also reflects on his close friendship with Sir Michael Caine. They were both cast in the 1986 spy movie The Whistle Blower. “I was going to play his son,” Nigel remembers. “He said, ‘Before we start, are you going to talk like me in this movie or am I going to posh up?’ I said, ‘I think it would be good if you poshed up.’ And he said, ‘Not a problem.'”#newsafro_
