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The Governor (played by David Morrissey) was bumped off The Walking Dead in a spectacular fashion at the end of season four. The gruesome leader was responsible for the deaths of a number of fan favourites but he finally met his maker after attempting to kill nemesis Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). Despite being a big part of the storyline, The Governor star David has admitted he has not kept up to date with the series. 

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As one of the most notorious The Walking Dead villains, The Governor’s exit was particularly satisfying. 

In season four, he attempted to redeem himself when he met a new family and introduced himself as Brian Heriot. 

However, The Governor was soon back to his old tricks and committed several brutal acts to ensure the family’s survival. 

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His character was introduced to fans as ruthless and menacing, and his final scenes cemented his place in The Walking Dead history.

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The Walking Dead: The Governor was a ruthless villian (Image: AMC)

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Rick and the surviving members of his group were forced to abandon the prison they were sheltering in due to an attack by The Governor and the new family.

The Governor attacked Rick and began choking him to death but Michonne (Danai Gurira) stabbed him before Lilly (Audrey Marie Anderson) shot him in the head and killed the villain.

The Walking Dead has a huge fan base and viewers often theorise how the latest series will turn out and which characters will meet an untimely end. 

However, when asked if he has kept up watching the hit series, The Governor star David confessed he hadn’t.

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The Walking Dead: David hasn't kept up with the show (Image: AMC)

In fact, he revealed he hasn’t watched the series since Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) joined the show in season six. 

He told Express.co.uk: “I haven’t [kept up to date], I’m up to half way through Jeffery Dean Morgan’s first season, not because I don’t like it, I’m watching too much I just dropped up.”

However, the actor confessed he finds it too “sad” to watch the series now he’s longer apart of it. 

“It makes me sad because I’m not in but I’d love to see Samantha Morton she’s a wonderful actress,” he added.

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The Walking Dead actor also told Epress.co.uk that he hopes to revisit his role in the upcoming Rick Grimes movies. 

David confessed: “They’re doing movies and in some of them they might be doing origin stories, and I would love if if they were doing mine.

“I haven’t got any inside information, I loved doing the show and loved doing the part if they wanted me to go back I would.”

“With the movies who knows what type of universe they will live in,” he continued. “I think with the origins of the story you’d go back to the beginning.

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“There are three great novels called The Rise of The Governor and I think they would make great movies.”

David went on to explain how his character would return to the franchise despite The Governor’s brutal death. 

“If they wanted to,” he explained. “They could go back to before Woodbury existed and how The Governor became who he was.

“I think that’s a brilliant story, and that’s all there, and it’s in the books, I hope they could do that.”

The Walking Dead continues every Sunday on AMC and every Monday on Fox UK.

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