Louis Theroux admits ‘guilty secret’ about his documentaries ‘I do that on rare occasions’

express.co.uk:

Radio Times’ View From My Sofa podcast.Louis’ work has allowed viewers from all over the world to get an insight into diverse subjects over the years.For his latest series, Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America returned to the US to explore the impact of the internet on some of the most controversial corners of American society.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other press, Louis revisited one “sad” and “surreal” moment during filming.Louis’ first instalment is titled Extreme and Online where the documentary-maker meets the new influencers of the far-right.

In the episode, Louis tries to uncover why they have become so popular, as well as the extent of their influence on their followers.The broadcaster recalled one particular chaotic interview with a member of America First.Describing the man he spoke to, he said: “He's got a history on the far right if look at him you might think he was a hipster artist like he could be a ceramicist living in Hoxton, he's got a long beard.”“He described himself to me as an artist, but he makes his money out of gaming like a lot of these guys he met his far-right peer group on a gaming platform,” he continued.“They would get together and game together and now he's a self-described troll.“He also makes money from people who tune in to hear him doing his streams and to watch him game, which is a job on the internet, among millennials and teens.“I’m there to find out more – I’ve seen him doing what appears to be a Hitler salute not once but twice at the America First event and then I find another picture a screengrab of him doing his Nazi salute.”“I heard him say on a stream, ‘Louis Theroux is going to come and interview me I've got a little trick up my sleeve,” he continued.“‘I’ve got a little.