'He didn't have to do that' Idris Elba's colleague taken aback by actor's move on set

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Express.co.uk, CeCe Sammy, 44, spoke about her time working as a vocal coach on the movie and praised the award-winning actor for his treatment of his fellow cast and crew on the film set.Yardie was the debut novel of Jamaican-born British writer Victor Headley, and was described as the "publishing story of 1992" when it was released.CeCe recalled working on the 2016 adaptation exclusively to Express.co.uk, when she was asked if she had any favourite celebrities that she has worked with.She said: "Everyone asks me that and I don’t and I mean that from the bottom of my heart."One person I thoroughly enjoyed working with was Idris Elba and he is more than an actor."Yes, he’s an actor but when he first sort of directed a role for his film Yardie, it was phenomenal to watch him because I worked on the movie with him."Just to watch how he brought his whole team together and all the actors on that shoot," she added.CeCe then revealed a specific event where Idris praised her in front of everyone else on set.She recalled: "He brought us all together and I remember when I finished on the day because I had to leave."He stopped everyone and he said ‘Everyone put your hands together.Thank you so much CeCe’."He didn’t have to do that at all you know because he’s the star.

He takes appreciation for everyone, no matter what role they have."He also saw the importance of the teaching role, so that was wonderful," she gushed.Speaking about the film at the time to Digital Spy, Idris said: "It's actually a smaller capsule story within the story of Yardie."It's about a boy who comes from Jamaica and finds himself in London, being a naughty boy."You're going to see a muscular, dynamic and heartfelt film that means something to people."I want.