Gladiator II star Denzel Washington has opened up on the one time he’s ever been starstruck as an actor.
Speaking to The One Show with his co-stars Paul Mescal and Connie Nielsen, the 69-year-old — who plays former slave-turned-businessman Macrinus — recalled a time he met legendary actor Sidney Poitier.
Describing how the encounter left a mark on him, Washington reminisced: “He was sort of the Northern Star for me as a young, Black actor. He was the only one that… if he made it, I maybe had a chance.”
