{"id":1993197,"date":"2025-09-02T18:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1993197"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:04:37","slug":"hollywood-star-rupert-everett-appears-on-tv-to-talk-about-his-wiltshire-pub-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hollywood-star-rupert-everett-appears-on-tv-to-talk-about-his-wiltshire-pub-shifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood star Rupert Everett appears on TV to talk about his Wiltshire pub shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">HOLLYWOOD actor and film star Rupert Everett appeared on TV and\u00a0talks about his shifts\u00a0to help save a village pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The star has joined forces with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to help save The Swan, the only pub in the Wiltshire village of Enford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The My Best Friend\u2019s Wedding star, 66, is one of 30 volunteers at The Swan, as the 350-year-old pub faces being shut down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The community-owned pub is operated by a small group of villagers, with volunteers, including Everett, operating the bar to keep it afloat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The star appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday, September 1, to discuss his volunteering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">Rupert Everett behind the bar at The Swan (Image: CAMRA)<\/span> He told the ITV show: &#8220;I\u2019m part of a big rota. Our pub closed down a few months ago, and it\u2019s had a chequered existence for the last 20 years, like many pubs, and it\u2019s in a rural village, and I think the people in the village realised that without it, there\u2019s no possibility of communication, and so the villagers wanted to keep the pub going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Everybody decided to take part in rotas in various roles, and I have done a few stints pulling pints.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Without a pub in a village, if you\u2019re in the countryside and you\u2019re eight miles from the nearest town, it\u2019s sad, and it\u2019s such a difficult time for pubs in general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I should say where it is. Anyone on the A345 going past Enford, go to The Swan for a drink.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Asked if he has good arm action for pulling pints, Everett said: &#8220;I\u2019m doing pretty well so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added he would be back behind the bar &#8220;probably at the end of the month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOLLYWOOD actor and film star Rupert Everett appeared on TV and\u00a0talks about his shifts\u00a0to help save a village pub. The star has joined forces with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to help save The Swan, the only pub in the Wiltshire village of Enford. 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