. 'We've got to start with some rumours that are circulating,' the fellow Welsh star began, before playing the famous Bond theme tune and asking Evans if it 'means anything' to him. The West End performer maintained his best poker face, shaking his head and denying any connection to the track. 'Interestingly, last week, the odds of you being Bond were slashed,' she continued, to which Evans replied innocently: 'Were they?' 'But, I mean, you wouldn't tell us anything anyway, even if you knew, would you?, she probed. After Evans shook his head with a slight smirk, she added: 'Let's pretend the call's come in, what sort of Bond are you gonna be?' Laughing that he would be a 'Welsh' Bond, inevitably, Evans said: 'Definitely Welsh. I don't know. I've never really thought about it. It's a bit like jinxing it by talking about it.' 'They'd be big shoes to fill, wouldn't they?', he noted. Refusing to admit defeat, the One Show host nudged: 'But you'd quite like it, wouldn't you?' 'Meh, I'd enjoy it, at a push,' Evans laughed, before suggesting filmmakers could 'save a fortune' by also getting him to sing the theme tune. 'I mean, who knows?', he concluded. 'It is famously the best kept secret in the movie world, right?' 'So, no one know){kind=link}
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Luke Evans is giving absolutely nothing away about whether or not he’s the next James Bond.
Speculation over who will take over from Daniel Craig has been rife for a hot minute, with names including Henry Cavill and Idris Elba in the mix.
Welsh actor Evans, 43, has long been tipped to take on 007 next, and has previously said he’d ‘jump’ at the chance to play the iconic role.