I’ve been off the booze for about five or six years. But then I was at Russell Crowe’s farm and he’s had the bar from [2010 film] Robin Hood rebuilt there. It was just the two of us watching rugby league and he said, “Do you want a pint?” I said, “I’m off the booze. I haven’t had a drink for two years.” And he went, “But you’re in the Blind Rabbit. You’ve got to have a Guinness in the Blind Rabbit.” And I was like, “Do you know what? I can’t argue with that.” So I had half a Guinness, and then a few other people turned up and he let me off the hook after that.
Living in Australia, in particular in Melbourne, we have a very strong coffee culture. Last year, I discovered a new secret coffee in Melbourne. It’s called a Magic: it’s a double ristretto and then three-quarters hot milk, rather than the rest of the cup like a flat white. Supposedly that’s the perfect combination of milk to coffee and it’s what baristas used to make for themselves after their shifts. It’s less milk, stronger coffee, less bitter, it’s the business.
