Steve Coogan has revealed he went to extreme lengths to portray Jimmy Savile in The Reckoning.

The actor said he ‘dove into’ the role entirely – even wearing the disgraced entertainer’s real shoes.

Speaking to Louis Theroux on the season six premiere of The Louis Theroux Podcast, the actor and comedian opened up about his emotional process behind the chilling role.

It’s one of Coogan’s most intense performances to date – and one that took a toll both on set and off.

‘This is something I’ve not said before,’ he told Theroux. ‘I wore his shoes, his actual shoes. So I was walking, literally, in his actual shoes.’

The 58-year-old actor said the wardrobe team offered him the pair while filming, asking if he wanted to wear them. At first, he hesitated: ‘They asked how I felt about it, and I

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