Last year, I was at Wentworth for the pro-am on Wednesday ahead of the PGA Championship. Not playing myself, obviously. I have neither the game nor the fame to tee it up in such an august field, but I do have a famous son, and he needed a caddie. It was exciting to be within…
As the venue of my debut one-man-show in 1993, The Hen and Chickens Theatre in London makes an indelible mark on me, so returning this week for a one-woman show by the daughter of one of our friends was especially poignant. A happy reminder for me but also a nod to the rapid passing of…
A great Saturday night last week for the Holland family. A familiar one and a new one for different reasons. Nikki and I have long supported the Anthony Nolan Trust – a charity that every year saves people’s lives. The charity stages the Daisy Ball at the Grosvenor House hotel each year – the daddy…
Interesting thing being famous – or trying to be/remain famous. I am not terribly bright. I am certainly not very well educated and what I have gleaned over the years, I have trouble retaining. And given how we revere ‘intelligence’ in our modern society – the idea of appearing on a television show designed to…
The Impossible At 16, Londoner Tom Holland has his first Hollywood role in The Impossible under his belt. Nick Curtis meets a boy who has surpassed his famous father…. 1 of 2 On the road to success: Tom Holland at home in south London (Picture: Tony Buckingham) 20 December 2012 It’s a long journey from…
Many people were kind enough to get in touch recently when Ian Hislop inadvertently mistook Dominic Holland for Francois Hollande – and luckily for me, Richard Osman was on Ian’s team and he corrected him. Free publicity I guess and my phone melted. I have never been very good at coat tailing – fame byĂ‚Â association…
Thank you to all the people who have been in touch about ‘Daybreak’ today featuring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor from the forthcoming film, The Impossible. Tom is not appearing on this interview as he was at school on the day it was recorded where is he today also. Just left the house as I…
