{"id":2408855,"date":"2026-05-09T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2408855"},"modified":"2026-05-09T08:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:48:47","slug":"itv-star-says-disturbing-role-left-him-needing-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/itv-star-says-disturbing-role-left-him-needing-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV star says disturbing role left him needing therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-b9a419a7-e03d-3a1e-93a1-ea92360617f6\">\n<header class=\"flex justify-between items-start\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between w-full mt-[7px] mb-4 flex-row\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center space-x-2.5\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:The Independent US;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative h-full\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col border-l border-gray-400 ml-4 pl-2.5\" style=\"border-left-width:1px\"><span class=\"text-[.923em] text-[#808080] font-semibold leading-[19px]\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T06:00:00.000Z\">Sat, May 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:976px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/C37E9472A9A3BE92D6D13B1AF295B0DD1FFD9FB6E7D9AEED06E7C4A96F9CC77D\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w976_h651;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_the_independent_us_877%2Fd182b4aa105b366cd9cb16a88570b0c8\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>ITV star says disturbing role left him needing therapy<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>A popular ITV star has revealed that his latest role left him needing therapy.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daniel Mays;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/daniel-mays\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Mays<\/a> portrays <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Worboys;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/john-worboys\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">John Worboys<\/a> in the upcoming TV drama <em>Believe Me<\/em>. The black cab rapist was convicted in 2009 for sexual assaults on 12 women in London in the back of his Hackney carriage.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing his latest role on <em>Lorraine<\/em> on Thursday (7 May), the actor revealed that he \u201cunderestimated how much this psychologically affected me\u201d and opted to receive the on-set therapy after initially turning it down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m being asked to humanise a monster,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have a responsibility to play them as three-dimensionally as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sat, May 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC ITV star says disturbing role left him needing therapy A popular ITV star has revealed that his latest role left him needing therapy. Daniel Mays portrays John Worboys in the upcoming TV drama Believe Me. 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