Ben Ashenden recently got candid and opened up about his first meeting with his Ludwig co-star David Mitchell years ago.
For those unaware, Ashenden played the role of DC Ethan Cole and Mitchell portrayed John “Ludwig” Taylor in the British detective dramedy television series that premiered on BBC in 2024.
Ashenden, who became part of Ludwig in the sophomore season in 2025, posted a mirror selfie of himself along with other photographs on his social media and shared the details of his first meeting with Mitchelle.
He wrote, “16 years ago, I spotted David F******** Mitchell in public!! So, I got brave and told him I’d love to do comedy one day just like him and thank you so much for Peep Show and Hennimore and the rude waiter sketch ok bye love u.”
“I tweeted about it later to my 9 followers. Saying I’d fanboyed so hard I’d embarrased myself,” the Cinderella: After Ever After star added.
On the very next slide, Ben scribbled, “He replied!” and shared a screenshot of Mitchelle’s tweet that read, “You didn’t embarrass yourself, though you did misspell the word embarrassed. Nice to meet you, best of luck with the comedy.”
The third slide featured Ashenden standing next to the 52-year-old British comedian and actor in their show Ludwig, and he captioned the snap, “16 years later. Still embarrassing myself.”
It is pertinent to mention that the second season of Ludwig premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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