Hunt had a long running rivalry with fellow British actor Timothy Dalton, as Hunt was for a brief period considered for the part of Janes Bond after Roger Moore. Dalton and Hunt were close friends up to that point but fell out soon after. Hunt did get the last laugh by bagging the role as “himself” in the Nescafé commercials; there are rumours that the Hunt coffee bean shake was actually an insult aimed at Dalton. Ultimately Hunt was regarded as “the worst Bond we never had”.