# @etalkctv on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-02-17T18:50:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Etalk (@etalkctv) — https://gondola.cc/etalkctv

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Wait... was François Arnaud almost Christian Grey? 👀👀
François (who plays Scott Hunter on the internet’s favourite show ‘Heated Rivalry’) got candid on the ‘Shut Up Evan’ podcast about a major audition that almost changed everything: the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie.

“There were moments where I thought that something approaching this level of attention or scrutiny was gonna happen,” he said. “I tested for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ for instance. And I was like, ‘Oh, am I ready to sign my life away, in a sense?’”

He didn’t spell out the role, but it’s easy to guess he was in the running for Christian Grey—the part that eventually went to Jamie Dornan.

Arnaud admitted he was terrified of landing it, not because he doubted the gig itself, but because of the whirlwind it would bring. “What I did want were the opportunities that would come with a job like that, and then being able to choose my projects,” he explained.

Looking back, he’s grateful it didn’t work out. “I don’t think I would have been ready for that. I’m thankful that it didn’t happen to me.”

SWIPE for the vid ➡️ and let us know if you’re kinda relieved François didn’t end up as Mr. Grey in the comments! 😅⬇️

(📷: Getty/Aeon, Chuck Zlotnick/Focus Features 📹: YouTube/Evan Ross Katz)
#FrancoisArnaud #50Shades #EvanRossKatz #ShutUpEvan #JamieDornan

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francoisarnaud, evanrosskatz, shutupevan, 50shades, jamiedornan

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