March 01, 2007
Rupert Everett d-i-v-a
Last night I went to the Athenaeum to see Rupert Everett talking about his new book, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins. Rupert was...well, ..... Rupert. We arrived a minute or two after the start and I did wonder what on earth Richard Watts could possibly have done in so little time to have annoyed Rupert quite so much. But annoyed Rupert most definetely was.
It didn't get better. Annoyed was at one point replaced by downright narky, after which just plain irritation prevailed. Audience questions gave Rupert the opportunity to add to Richard's discomfort by showing just how charming, warm and responsive he could be when he wanted. Even when confronted by someone who reminded him that they'd shared a pint twenty-five years ago.
If nothing else it was certainly a masterly demonstration of a diva in action. And apparently, not an isolated incident.
Posted by Faith