“Do you know the statistic that men think about sex every five minutes?
“Well, you can apply that to me in terms of golf, too.”
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Actor Jamie Dornan has told his story like this relationship With golf.
The 42-year-old 50 Shades of Grey heartthrob opened up about his life. Love The Scots chatted with Sky Sports presenter, Iona Stephen, about the sport and his life in general.
Stephen, originally from St Andrews stay But TV She’s set to cover The Open in a few weeks – and has already tested out five of Royal Troon’s toughest holes.
But that’s before Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler play in Ayrshire coastHe is busy running his youtube channel, On the Road with Iona,
In Latest Episodes She visited the remote Scottish island that bears her name, accompanied by golfer Dornan.
The island of Iona has a population of just 77 people and is only accessible by ferry. On arriving at the harbour, Dornan said: “It’s beautiful. Oh my god. It’s beautiful. It’s really beautiful.
“Wow! Hey, this is awesome.
“Wow! This is epic, this is so crazy.
“It’s just the land.”
While Stephen herself was almost a professional golfer before trying her hand at broadcasting, Dornan remains the definition of a keen amateur sportsman.
With a handicap of nine, he said: “Despite how happy I am Home No matter how life is and how well my career is going, if I’m playing good golf I’m pretty happy!
“You can only be happy if you know how good your last golf shot is.”
Although the sport hasn’t completely taken over his life yet, it’s still a huge part of him.
But he knows Holiday Mood swings on the golf course (pardon the wordplay)
He said: “I try not to bring my golf mood home too much.
“I don’t want to be upset and have him come to me and ask what happened and I say, ‘I was really bad off the tee today,’ or ‘I topped out at 7-iron and I can’t get it out of my mind.’
“She’s very supportive though, she knows it makes me happy. She’s not one of those wives to roll her eyes.”
Dornan, who has also starred in BBC television productions such as The Fall and The Tourist and the Oscar-winning film Belfast, revealed his wife does not watch his 50 Shades. Movies,
“It’s chaotic to be involved in a franchise like that,” he said.
“It’s something you can’t have a lot of control over, so you try to control the things you can control.
“So, yeah, maybe it’s not helpful for my wife to watch three movies in which I’m imitating gender With someone else.”
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Back on the golf course the pair enjoyed 18 holes at Iona Golf Course, which is free for anyone visiting the stunning Hebridean escape (if you want a scorecard you’ll have to pay £1).
The course is maintained by 10 friends who are members and also volunteer to tend the greens.
They keep the place in order, along with a strong group of sheep who ensure the grass stays at a playable level.
Dornan joked: “Do you get extra points for hitting cyclists?”
Stephen said: “There are a few things to know about this course.
Ryder Cup hero and Open runner-up explains why he turned down chance at Royal Troon“There are a lot of sheep there. Sometimes tourists come too. So, it gets extra points here…
“But that’s only possible if you hit a tourist. There are no extra points for hitting a sheep.”
Dornan gained worldwide fame as Christian Grey. film Adaptation of the 50 Shades of Grey novel series.
However, growing up his dream was to become an athlete, either playing rugby or football.
And he believes that one day he will Work Related to sports.
He said: “I was so interested in sports that I just wanted to be involved in sports.
“But, I definitely wasn’t good enough to play any sport professionally.
“I wanted to Work I am active in the sports world in one form or another, and a big part of me still does.
“The beauty The greatest thing about my career is that I get invited to things like the Dunhill Links, or J.P. McManus‘ Pro-Am.
“I’ve had the opportunity to meet my heroes in all the sports that I love, so that’s a good thing, as someone like me who is passionate about sport.
“I don’t play rugby any more but I still play five-a-side football on a Tuesday night.
“I wish I had focused more on golf, because it would have made my life a lot easier now.”
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Dornan comes from this city in Northern Ireland. Ireland As does golf superstar McIlroy.
Both were raised in Holywood, just outside Belfast.
Though they’re good friends now, Dornan recalled that when the young McIlroy started making waves as a junior golfer, he actually laughed at the idea that he’d ever amount to anything…
When asked if playing more golf as a youth had an effect on him, Dornan said: “Maybe I just had the experience of playing more golf.” meet Rory first! We’re from the same town.
“Hollywood has done a great job.
“Rory and I were born the same week but I’m seven years older than him.
“I remember when I was about 16 I saw posters in shops around town about Rory McIlroy, the under-10 world champion.
“I thought, He’s just a kid! He’s not going to make it! Who is this kid and why are we so excited about him?
“As soon as he gets to secondary level, he’ll fall out of love with the game School,
“Obviously, it didn’t happen that way…”
During what is possibly Scotland’s most picturesque and unique 18 holes – with buttercups on the fairways and daisies on the greens – Stephen asked Dornan what his dream foreball would be.
His choices included two eminent personalities Men‘The best player in the game’ – although this isn’t the most obvious choice – and who many argue is ‘the best player in the game’. women‘s Golf.
Dornan said: “I’d pick Lee Trevino, just for fun. He’s a legend of the game.”
“Freddie Couples, because I want to see that swing live and see how silky he is.
“And maybe to talk to Annika Sorenstam about her dominance. She’s a little bit rock star Isn’t that it?
Dornan recently stepped away from social media after three nasty comments in a row were posted to him the morning after the Met Gala in New York.
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He does not have a Twitter account and uses Instagram only for his promotional team. Post He took this step on his own to keep the sponsors happy.
The actor said, “I went to the Met Gala in New York a few weeks ago.
“The next In the morning I saw ipad And there was a picture of me and the first comments I saw were ‘he looks really fat’, ‘oh he’s so bad’ and ‘why is that there?’
“So I thought you know what, what am I getting out of this?
“We talk about flexibility and not caring, but why would I put myself in that situation?
“Yes, there are a lot of positive things in it as well, but there’s a kind of narcissism in all of it and then we fall down.” Earth,
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“So I messaged my representatives and publicist and asked if I was allowed to go and they said yes, and I feel great knowing that.
“I downloaded a random golf game instead.”
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