Cosmopolitan - November 2016 UK

WELL,
HELLO
Sam Palladio
The guitar-wielding underdog
of Nashville even makes
a rollneck look sexy
HIS VITALS
Age 29
Home town
Penzance, Cornwall
Big break
Landing the role
of country-music
star Gunnar Scott
on Golden Globenominated
TV show
Nashville in 2012.
WORDS LOTTIE LUMSDEN. PHOTOGRAPHS CPI SYNDICATION. SAM’S DUET STAY MY LOVE WITH UNA HEALY IS RELEASED THIS MONTH
Perfect
boyfriend?
“LastyearIthrewmy
girlfriend a surprise
party in Nashville. I got
three of her favourite
Grammy-winning
Americana artists to
play to 150 friends
and family. She was
completely surprised.”
Social
media
“I’m not into girls who
take themselves too
seriously and are
obsessed with Twitter
and Instagram. I’d rather
have a real conversation
than watch somebody
Snapchat about their
life and their breakfast.”
What I
look for in
a partner
“Really manly hands!
Just joking. Somebody
who loves watching live
music, dancing crazily,
singing along at the
top of their voice and
not giving a shit.”
Least favourite body part
“I never had braces and I’m surprised how far I’ve got
on American TV with bad English teeth. I thought
someone would say, ‘We’re going to give you a
Superman smile.’ I’ve always been conscious of it.”
Crazy fact #1
Sam had never been
to America before
landing the role
of Gunnar, and
auditioned via
a webcam in his
bedroom at 4am.
Crazy fact #2
He has a phobia of
nail files and the
sound they make.
Obsessive fans
“A number of fans have done portraits
of me. It’s crazy that someone
has taken the time to sit down and
paint a beautiful picture of my face.
It’s very flattering, but weird.”
✱ Sam plays Ed in
Humans. Series two
starts this month
on Channel 4.
Catch Nashville
on Sky Atlantic
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