Is anyone else watching Ewan and Charley?

[Bluestocking]

And if so, can anyone enlighten me as to Charley's function? Is he a "professional friend" or something?

i agree and also all the waving of love for wives -
I LOVE MY WIFE
I LOVE MY WIFE MORE
MY WIFE'S POORLY SO I LOVE HER THE MOST
I'M A SHAMELESS EEJIT etc etc

I like the famous people who avoid being on telly and sticking their horrid families on too!

I really like Charlie (stary eyes and all) - and why is Eve McGregor going on the trip too - found this very irritating for some reason...

I am loving this though wondering wtf Eve wants to go for. Think Charley is very pissed off about this on the quite. Think they have a tiff next week (Ewan and Charlie). Would you want your hubby with you on a jolly with the girls??? Not
me. Butt out eve, its their show not yours.

yes,agree with you there naughtynoonoo

I loved seeing Ewan's family, they all seem so nice. Shame Uncle Denis wasn't there though, I've had a crush on him since I saw him in 'Joseph' in the 70's. And how cool is it to have a brother that's a fighter pilot? I notice he didn't parade his children in front of the camera and his whole family seemed involved whereas Charlie's seemed quite keen for him to be off!

oh I didn't hear the bit about his brother being a fighter pilot !! how glamourous is that ?!

I don't think they actually said it, I know from another programme where Ewan went up in his brother's plane, so I'm assuming that was him doing the fly-past when they were in the Scottish castle.

Hey there is nothing wrong with a boys' adventure, the programme before it (Top Gear) is another example. Life is so depressing these days a bit of escapist fun is what is called for on a Sunday evening.

Anyway, I feel sorry for Charley, it is obvious since Mrs. Ewan decided to join in that the whole emphasis has shifted and the atmosphere changed. I don't think anyone wants her to go, wonder if she did. It means that the whole journey is kind of spoiled as everyone will be waiting for her to turn up. It was a bit stop start anyway with them returning to London after the first leg of the journey - ie lets get Scotland out of the way. Why do these travelogues never think we want to see our own country, and the North of England for that matter?

I watched Long Way Round and Mrs. Ewan was saying in that how jealous she was so I doubt she was going to let him go swanning off again, leaving her at home with the kids. Guess this is why she is still married to an actor, keep them on a tight leash! (Actually the new bit that ex is with keeps him on a tight leash, I asked him if it was the same one she walked the dogs with, he didn't find it funny and I wasn't meaning it to be.)

Oh and is there another thread about her going? Anyone care to add a wee link for me please?

charleys' finer.

ewan's the boak.

In the first one Mrs McG. didn't even want to be filmed, now we're going to have to watch her grumping for 10 days! Talk about not trusting your dh! Also in the first they couldn't get their hands on any equipment. Just goes to show, all the products they got now, after the Long Way Done was so popular. What's with Charley's bulgy eyes? Thyroid?!

That Mrs McG is a bit funny looking too. Kind of pretty but kind of odd to look at. Anyway, I was quite touched with Ewan's enthusiasm for his wife coming along. My DP would be mortified if I suggested I come along on his boys holidays. Will be quite funny seeing her wobbling along on her 125 in the desert though...

Oh yuck - just seen this too... Talk about cashing in! And how many takes do you reckon 'exhilerating journey' took to say!

Ewan's wife probaby wants to keep her eye on him. With v good reason (allegedly).

Oh I cannot believe that cheesy advert, minko. And to think I used to fancy the very pants off Ewan McGregor - that ad has finished it for me (I was waning after the first installment of the new programme).

Damn, who can be my lust-bunny now?

I think that Mrs Ewan has a very French look (obv. being French helps)

It's a waste of money!
French wife should stay home!
Stop your eyes bulging!
Stop saying you love your wives!
But I will be watching because it's all so fantastically cringeworthy and awful!

I thought it was just me [and Charley] who thought Mrs E tagging along was a bit off. I think you're right about the tight leash.

In this weekend's paper both guys also banged on with the 'I love my wife' spiel, which is kinda wearing thin. Although I once saw an interview with Ewan where the poor journo suggested he & the Kidman wench had had a fling during Moulin Rouge and he went ballistic. No wonder no-one dare suggest he's ever been a naughty boy! (has he, I have no idea?)

I'll give it another go next week, but Mr McG's all round adorable lush-ness is also beginning to wear thin.

Zebs, which paper, which paper?
Charley looks coked to the gills, with those bulging eyes, and his teeth are gross beyond belief - green and mossy.
As for Mrs McG - what a freak - can't she just let the boys have their little adventure? Although I too have heard that EMcG is a great believer in "what goes on location, stays on location" so perhaps she wants to keep an eye.

You know you all want to go to Ewan and Charley's party.

It was the tv section of Saturday's Telegraph. Which probably isn't much help.

I'd agree though about Mrs McG. She's got that desperate look that Sadie Frost had when she was still married Jude.

he's so gross, that ewan. eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww.

it is sort of a let down to see his wife tagging along, though.

i mean, they have THREE little kids.

think they have two children expat, but yes, what about the children ? it does seem a bit desperate imo