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‘He’s with me all the time,’ he went on, saying: ‘He’s on my back all the time because wherever I go people recognise me as that character.’
Sir David continued by saying it ‘upsets [him] slightly’ because it feels as though the character is ‘the only thing people remember me for’.
He added: ‘I’m delighted in one way that it has reached so many people and they’ve enjoyed what I’ve done with the character but I’ve done so many other things that people seem to have forgotten about.’
Sir David previously spoke about how the popularity of Only Fools and Horses, which also starred Nicholas Lyndhurst, is both a blessing and a curse.
Sir David starred alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 (Picture: BBC)
‘Del Boy is a character that I can’t avoid. He’s become so ingrained in the public’s mind that where I got, I tend to be recognised and then what happens is that people can’t help but interfere with your private life,’ he said.
‘It’s part of the job. It’s part of giving your time and your life to the Great British public, God bless them,’ he added when speaking to The Daily Star earlier this year.
Sir David is also known for several cartoon characters, including Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, the BFG in the 1989 film, and the title characters of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula.
Only Fools and Horses is available to watch on ITVX.
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