HAPPY VALLEY baddie James Norton appeared on The One Show to much fanfare on Wednesday night.
The actor appeared on the flagship BBC programme to promote the new series of the Sally Wainwright drama.
James, 37, plays Tommy Lee Royce in the popular British crime drama.
He reprised the role in the third instyallment of the West Yorkshire based TV series.
Ahead of the fourth episode airing this weekend, he appeared on the chat show to discuss what is next for his character.
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However fans, who expected to see the rugged villain they were used to watching on screen, did not get what they expect.
Viewers of the show rushed to social media to declare how the actor was very different in a normal setting.
One viewer said: "I don't know what I was expecting, as I've never watched him in anything, but I wasn't expecting James Norton to sound the way he does."
A second wrote: "James Norton in real life is different than I expected him to be."
Meanwhile a third noted: "Such a gentleman to play The Dreaded Villain."
A fourth commented: "James Norton has a wicked side."
Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas took to BBC screens to present Wednesday's edition of the show.
However fans were more distracted by James' appearance as they flooded social media with their swoons over the star, who is rumoured to replace Daniel Craig as 007.
One fan said: "James Norton is absolutely gorgeous!!!"
A second gushed: "I just caught him on the One Show of all things and I don’t mind admitting that I was totally mesmerised by him! His lips and teeth in particular. What a beautiful man!"
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Whilst a third noted: "James Norton is so gorgeous, nothing like awful scary Tommy. Great actor."
Meanwhile a fourth commented: "Well now. @jginorton melts me like butter."
A fifth exclaimed: "My pick for the next James Bond, James Norton, on The One Show. He is delicious."
