I worked with many celebrities over the years.

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And I will try, where I can, to name names.

Another one interested in Elon Musk... also whether the famous people behave differently to the non-famous?

Made in Chelsea is scripted so you can’t always know to what extent that scene was or wasn’t

I do think also that even though they say first impressions count celebs can’t be expected to be in a delightful chatty mood all the time

I mean why do they have to be smiling and delightful if something has annoyed them that day or hour?

It would be hard for any of us to know what had gone on that day

Did you ever meet any celeb men who were really stunningly attractive?

A George Clooney (or any heartthrob) coming out would have an enormous effect on the commercial success of a film hence they are dissuaded from doing so. To enjoy fiction we must suspend reality in our brain, but that's much easier to do if we don't know too much about the person playing the protagonist (a person who is a blank canvas we can imagine them in anyway). If they were to suddenly announce they were gay there is no way we could blank that out and just believe in their straight relationship, and if you don't believe in the character they don't have any draw.

Think it was Hitchcock who said he makes films for women as it is women who drive ticket sales (including choosing a film to watch with their partner/kids), thus it is women who dictate what the studio execs demand from their actors.

How would you know the difference between "scruff" and "photo-ready" with BoJo?

Agree in regards to not being progressive (well, certainly the half who are bible thumping, gun toting, unChristian ("build the wall, build the wall" whilst the Bible (leviticus 19:34) says love the stranger.."The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt"), young Earth believing, bigoted, backward white folk) but the same issue would largely apply here in the UK for an actor coming out. It's not an anti gay issue (certainly for here and the non backward part of the US), it's more that its nigh on impossible to suspend reality and believe in the straight character they are playing. Imagine DiCaprio being gay and being pictured snuggling up to a boyfriend just as Titanic was about to be released...the relationship storyline in the film we just wouldn't believe; the film wouldn't be anything like the same draw that it was.

Great fun thread for the end of the weekend. Hope your treatment goes well x
Have you dealt with any of the “it-girls”? I worked at high end fashion and media events in my early 20s and found them to be the worst … Alexa Chung, Poppy Delevigne … only interested in those they deemed “cool” or with status. The nicest were often the ones with real talent, like Sophie Ellis-Bexter. Oh, and also tips! Did you get any big tips? I got huge tips off Phillip Green and Stuart Rose (former head of M&S).

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Made in Chelsea is scripted so you can’t always know to what extent that scene was or wasn’t

It's absolutely not "scripted" or at least it wasn't then. I knew someone who was on it at that time. It was a structured reality show.

The person I knew explained as they would set up scenes that would never happen in reality and would be likely to cause conflict. The "cast" members would be put in that situation and left to get on with it so it wasn't scripted at all - they were in charge of what was coming out of their mouths but the situation was artificial. it was why there were so many "parties"; it was away of bringing people together

That Louise and Spencer scene was a prime example of this. A couple in the process of spliting up where she knew he'd slept with someone else in her bed would never have chosen to meet up for a chat at all, let alone on the banks of the Thames. But the show puts them together and then films it. It's them though and their real interaction. They are not actors speaking scripted lines at all.

No idea if its changed and is now a scripted show but I'd be surprised as it would be a big shift in format and cost.

I hate to break it to you but Made in Chelsea wasn't real. He was playing a part. When I saw him he was with his children and I think that is more likely to make you behave as you really are. I've met a lot of proper celebrities over the years and he was one of the most genuinely pleasant - and again, I can't emphasise enough how little anyone was giving him special treatment or paying much attention to him. He went out of his way to be helpful both times, in two very different circumstances. Just a nice guy who was a very good reality TV villain back in the day...

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I hate to break it to you but Made in Chelsea wasn't real. He was playing a part. When I saw him he was with his children and I think that is more likely to make you behave as you really are. I've met a lot of proper celebrities over the years and he was one of the most genuinely pleasant - and again, I can't emphasise enough how little anyone was giving him special treatment or paying much attention to him. He went out of his way to be helpful both times, in two very different circumstances. Just a nice guy who was a very good reality TV villain back in the day...

@Vignetta I hate to break it to you but it was more real than you think. See my post above. I knew someone on the show at that time.

Narcissists are good at the old smooth helpful charm. Don't be so naive. Watch that clip and what he says. That's not 'a person playing a villain' it's nasty shit.

I have no problems whatsoever with thinking of Di Caprio or Clooney as bisexual, which allows for a boyfriend IRL and a girlfriend on screen.

Big Bang Theory fans had no problem with Jim Parsons being gay whilst his character was straight.

@IfYouLikedItThenYou I can't really believe you think I should believe a clip from a TV show, even if you knew someone who worked on it, over my own experience - TWICE OVER - of having had several hours to watch someone and how they behaved around their family, their wife and a lot of random strangers, at close quarters. Just pause for a moment and think about whether that is remotely logical when he was hired and paid to play a particular part on, and I'm going to say this in caps, A TV SHOW NOT REAL LIFE. You seem to believe that's more real than how he was when no one was actually watching/filming/paying him a blind bit of attention. I don't really care about Spencer (sorry Spencer) but I did watch MiC when he was on it so I was interested and amused to see that the real version of him is so different. Lovely manners, thoughtful, kind. TV is not real life, shock.

A conversation by a young man when he was being rather foolish is not the sum total of the person

We all make mistakes and say things we wish we hadn’t

He isn’t proud of himself for that I’m sure

I mean you can dislike him and judge him but I think it’s naive to believe with certainty he is still that person today

Jim Parsons character wasn't a heartthrob/action hero though. He had nothing to prove.

What a cool job. Not sure why ppl have to be soo unkind. Hope your ok cancer sucks I’m sorry xxx

can I ask if you ever met Colin Firth?

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Did you ever have any Spice Girls on board? In particular Baby Spice, I always wonder if she is genuinely as lovely and sincere in real life as she comes across on telly (I'm hoping she is

my ex hairdesser was in airport queue with baby spice and she barked at him hands off its Versace when he was just looking at her huge pile of matching luggage in very very nice non baby spice tones so quite surprised at her very different persona very rough sounding voice

TWICE OVER - of having had several hours to watch someone and how they behaved around their family, their wife and a lot of random strangers, at close quarters. Just pause for a moment and think about whether that is remotely logical

@Vignetta oooh yes. observing someone in public over several hours in the presence of their wife obviously means you know them inside out! LOL. Anyone is capable of playing nice for hours at a time.

Besides IMO he's a text book narcissist and his wife's fame supports his grandiosity. He's bound to be nice to her and I guess that he loves her in as much as someone like that ever can truly love someone so won't be a total cunt in her presence. He'd probably have no reason to be anything other than polite and nice if he's out in public in a work or using services context.

The link I posted awas just one clip but if you watched the show at the time you can see he wasn't a nice person - the repeated cheating on all women and then lying about it, yeah sure that's just an acted persona. I stand by what I say that to speak words like that even for a tv show takes a certain streak of nastiness. It would never occur to most people to try to hurt someone so vilely.

We obviously have different opinions but I think you are very naive.

How do they go through passport controls and security?

@Salaaaaaaaah thats true, Rupert Everett has spoken about being relegated to gay best friend roles in Hollywood after he came out. No one would take him seriously as a heterosexual romantic lead.

Luke Evans has played mostly straight characters and he's gay. He commented that if he only played gay characters he wouldn't have career.

Simon Cowell was in Euro Disney last week with his wife and son ( and friend) just walking about like a normal dad.

I always suspected Rupert Everetts problem is more about his poor acting than anything else. Jim Parsons, Luke Evans, Richard Madden, Zachary Quinto and others are openly gay, and play straight most of the time. I suspect it's movie execs who have a problem, and they blame it on the public. If they had any creative integrity they woukd do what they thought was right and risk the consequences instead of being followers and pandering to the most bigoted.