Gorgeous George.
What can I say. You are, undoubtedly, beautiful, even though I confess to having
had a much bigger passion for Dr Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) when you were in
ER together.
I also confess to having a much
bigger passion for (at any rate, this week) @judgealexferrer (Judge Alex)
@gabrielmacht (Suits) @maxbeesley (Suits) @simoncowell (Son of God) . . . but I
don’t in any way want to diminish my utter joy in meeting you on Saturday.
Charming, sweet, diffident – you
are every bit the consummate superstar, without, in any way, being smarmy or
false. I was/am smitten (and not in a I HAVE TO MARRY HARVEY SPECTER) kind of
way.
Julia Roberts and suntanned Milky
Way Harvey Wotsisname were not so forthcoming. When I asked George for a photo,
he very politely declined but said he would oblige later, which he did. When I
asked Julia and Milky Wotsit, they said they were looking for someone (ie
someone else – not me). In the time it took them to turn me down, we could have
done a photo shoot. On safari. For a month. I finally got Julia (reluctantly) later on and had to take the picture myself.
In the words of her character in Pretty Woman: BIG MISTAKE.
It’s set off a bit of a debate
among my showbiz friends here. Personally, I have no qualms going up
to anyone and asking for an autograph or photo. The stars are there to publicise their wares and be photographed; they
pose for photos; they set up “situations” with other stars that they know will
make it into the papers. So don’t pick and choose who you want to be
photographed with when you attend an event where photographs are all. DUH!
I have
one journalist friend who expressed disbelief that I would go up to George;
people on my table nearly expired with the same disbelief.
WTF. He’s just a man.
Now, take Isla Fisher. Brilliant
actor, beautiful woman and wife of genius Sacha Baron Cohen. I have met her on
numerous occasions. I adore her. Admire her. And, before I took our picture,
she asked where it was going to be used. I told her it was just for me – no
Twitter, no Facebook, just for my album. And I will 100% honour that commitment.
She was right to ask, but it wasn’t a deal breaker. Love her even more now.
Simon Cowell is the ultimate joy
in this respect. He’s in the business and he knows the utter pleasure he gives to
people in having their picture taken with him. He knows what it’s all about and
who pays his salary – the public asking for a photo. More to the point, he
loves it. The showbiz. The adulation.
That child in the womb has a great father
awaiting it in the light. To be
I see so many stars who get it
like Simon – Judge Alex Ferrer, Idris Elba, Tom Jones, Rob Brydon (names may be
lost on friends either side of the Atlantic, but trust me!) . . . Stars who may
not like being photographed by fans (and I have no idea whether they do or not)
but know that this is the gig they signed up to.
If you don’t like the heat, get
out of the limelight.
And I’m going to say it again,
Julia. BIG MISTAKE.
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