Gavin And Stacey star James Corden has hit out at his former Hollyoaks colleagues.
Corden, 29, had a small role in the Channel 4 soap eight years ago.
Since then, the co-creator and star of romantic sitcom Gavin And Stacey has become one of TV's hottest properties.
The sitcom won two Baftas after making its debut on BBC Three
and Corden is now executive-producing a pilot of the show in the US.
Corden, who graces the front cover of Esquire, told the magazine of his stint in Hollyoaks: "I'd actually rather die than go back.
"I can't tell you the sheer disdain I have for the place and the people. I met a couple of really good friends there, but it's (only) 20% nice people".
The former jobbing actor added: "... all these people walking around with this chicken-in-a-basket fame, talking about going to LA, you know?"
He said of the success of Gavin And Stacey: "Every aspect of my life, personally and professionally, feels so different.
"The stakes feel so much higher than they were. It's inconceivable to me that I could be on the cover of a magazine, because people on a magazine don't look like me."
Corden, who has become an unlikely sex symbol, said: "I must be the biggest fella you've put on the cover of Esquire, mustn't I?"
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