The King's interview: Oscar nominee Colin Firth joined Piers Morgan on his new CNN chat show
He has just been announced as one of the nominee's for Best Actor at this years Oscars.
But despite his award-winning role as the last King of England in the movie The King's Speech, Colin Firth has revealed he is actually anti-monarchist.
The 50-year-old star is due to appear on Piers Morgan's new CNN chat show Piers Morgan Tonight on Saturday night and during the pre-taped interview he admitted to preferring a government he actually gets to vote for.
When asked directly by Piers if he thinks the insitution of the monarchy is a good one the actor initially hesitates joking: 'I think they seem very nice.'
He then relents after some pushing from Piers and admits 'I really like voting. It’s one of my favourite things.'
'So, an unelected institution isn’t really your cup of tea?' asks the host to which Colin responded 'It’s a problem for me, yeah…unelected bodies'.
Oscar nod: Colin, seen alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, in The King's Speech
The actor is outspoken about his political beliefs, and recently declared that he had ended his public allegiance with the Lib Dems after becoming disillusioned with the party.
He denounced the Lib Dems' decision to switch policy on tuition fees, which he said, 'Made it difficult for us who thought progressive politics would be the way forward.'
Firth was guest editor on BBC Radio 4's Today in December, and commissioned a segment researching whether brain shape dictates political allegiance.
He quipped that Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg should be subjected to a brain scan.
During the programme the actor admitted that the coalition made him 'extremely uneasy.'
Outspoken: Firth is open about his political views and recently ended his support for the Lib Dems after becoming 'disillusioned'
He did not, however, rule out supporting the party again in the future: 'I would have to see what identity they took on because I don't recognise them at the moment,' he said.
'I think all three parties are in a state of re-evaluation.'
Colin is the favourite to win the Best Actor Academy Award at next months Oscars with the film leading the field with a total of 12 nominations including ones for Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
Both of Colin's co-stars, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush were also both nominated in their respective supporting categories.
In the film, Colin plays King George VI who suffered from a stammer.
Firth won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie earlier this month.
Source:Dailymail