Tom Hiddleston Shows Off Hidden Talent

Tom Hiddleston dropped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert expecting to plug his new film, I Saw the Light, but what the handsome actor didn’t expect was for Colbert to know about his hidden talent. Colbert said, “I understand you’ve got a very specific instrument you know how to play. That very few people actually master. I understand that you know how to play the spoons.” Hiddleston laughed and coyly agreed to play the spoons for those of us watching.

But before he did, he shared that he learned to play the spoons at an Irish pub out of necessity, admitting, “The obligation was that you can stay and drink if you play music. So they handed me this pair of spoons, and I was like, I don’t know what to do with that … but five hours later, I was an aficionado.” As if Hiddleston couldn’t peak any higher, the English actor charmed everyone with his sweet spoonful sounds to the accompaniment of the band.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. on CBS.

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