Hello there to all of you Rosebud fans. Well, I'm not making any assumptions. I know some people are just trying out the podcast for the first time. For me, this is my favourite time of the week because it's time to go back into the magical world of memories. I say magical world of memories because it's illiterative. In fact, some of the memories that people share with us

are quite challenging. What do you remember of your past? Feeling, smells, colours from

your childhood? Sunshine or showers? Welcome to Rosebud. Before I introduce today's guest, I'm here to let you know that you have one more week

to enter our special Rosebud Tea competition. That's in partnership with the J.W. Marriott

at Grovenhouse Hotel. For all the details, listen out. I'll be telling all about it a little later on.

I like to think that every episode of Rosebud is special. I'll be telling all about it a little later on. I like to think that every episode

of Rosebud is special. I have to say, I think this one is extra special. My guest is Rupert Everett,

actor, writer, director, known for being outspoken, for his honesty about himself and about other people. Some of that I think he's

regretted now and again. But it's good news for us because today I'm going to ask him to be honest

both about himself and about his past. And I have to tell you, he is going to be very honest indeed.

Rupert was brought up mostly in East Anglia,

belonging to an upper middle class family, military, naval connections,

went to boarding school at the age of seven,

eventually dropped out of boarding school,

and he moved to London, I think when he was only 15,

wanting to become an actor

and leading a pretty remarkable sex life, as you

will discover. This podcast is not for those of particularly sensitive dispositions, but I have to

tell you, it is gripping and at times quite hilarious. He's been a movie star, of course,

in films like Another Country, the breakout film, my best friend's wedding with movie style, of course, in films like Another Country, the Breakout film,

My Best Friend's Wedding with Julia Roberts, and most recently a film I loved, The Happy Prince,

which he also wrote and directed, and it's about the last days of one of our mutual heroes,

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