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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Simon Hattenstone

‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett smiles as he spreads his hands wide, mid-anecdote
‘I behaved incredibly badly’ … Rupert Everett. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Rupert Everett is struggling with the heatwave. It reminds him of the summer of 1976, when he was 17, basking in the sun, serene as a sloth, his future spread out ahead of him. It’s so different now. “When you were young, hot weather was nice. But when you’re chubby like me now, it’s not so nice,” he says.

“You’re not chubby,” says his publicist, with reassuring brio.

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