Atkinson: Wedding speech was more nerve-wracking than Olympics ceremony

Rowan Atkinson was more nervous about doing a speech at a wedding than performing at the Olympics opening ceremony.

Rowan Atkinson was more nervous about doing a speech at a wedding than performing at the Olympics opening ceremony.

The actor was watched by an estimated 900 million people around the world when he performed as his alter-ego Mr Bean at the start of London 2012 but he admits it wasn't the scariest experience of his life.

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