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30
May 2006
George
Clooney As Gordon
Brown
According
to Gordon Brown's wife,
Hollywood heart-throb
George
Clooney
should play him in a
film of his
life.
The
chancellor, in an
interview with New Woman
magazine, also says he
likes to wake up to the
Arctic
Monkeys.
Mr
Brown, keen to show
there is more to him
than fiscal prudence,
says that if he had not
been an MP his dream job
would have been as a
football
manager.
He
is coy over the "briefs
vs boxer" debate, saying
he chooses "whatever
comes to hand. But
they're all
M&S."
Mr
Brown, 55, left the
magazine's editor Helen
Johnston, believing him
to be happy and relaxed,
adding: "Phew, in fact
he's
charming."
The
chancellor, the
frontrunner to replace
Tony Blair when he steps
down as Labour leader
and prime minister, is
asked who he thought
should play him in a
film of his life. He
replies that his wife
Sarah "says it should be
George
Clooney".
An
interesting choice,
after Deputy Prime
Minister John Prescott
revealed last month
that, if the actor was
still alive,
Marlon
Brando
would be the ideal man
to play him.
Mr
Brown, however, shows
off his eclectic taste
in TV and Music, by
disclosing that he is a
fan of X-Factor and has
the Arctic Monkeys,
Beethoven, Bach, the
Beatles, Coldplay, U2
and James
Blunt
on his iPod.
"The
Arctic Monkeys really
wake you up in the
morning," he
said.
"And
reality TV - Pop Idol, X
Factor, Fame Academy,
there's so much talent
out there. It's great to
see people getting the
chance to show their
potential."
While
he will watch the
England-Sweden World Cup
match in Germany, he
plans to "watch the rest
at home with my
brothers."
However,
he swiftly side-steps a
question about when he
last got really drunk,
by saying: "I'll be
celebrating my brother's
birthday soon, so let's
see."
He
will not reveal what he
wears in bed, saying:
"That's between me and
the bed
sheets."
But
asked what springs to
mind "if we say the word
rabbit", he replies,
with a chuckle: "Sex and
the City", demonstrating
his knowledge of the sex
toy that is featured in
the TV show.
He
also has firm views on
which female film star
he prefers, picking
Angelina
Jolie
over Jennifer
Aniston.
But
ever the diplomat, he
adds: "Well, I was a fan
of Friends. But I have
met Angelina and Brad.
She is very much
involved in our
education campaign in
Africa, so I'd choose
Team Jolie."
On
more serious matters, Mr
Brown - whose wife is
expecting a little
brother or sister for
two-year-old John in
July - hails the
increased involvement of
men in
childcare.
"I
meet fathers who talk
about the issues of
child care, some of them
are going to parenting
classes. But I believe
we need this fathers'
revolution," he
says.
"I
have a
two-and-a-half-year-old
son and I think it's
important that we play
our part and do our
share."
He
also outlines his belief
in developing the
concept of
"Britishness", with the
idea of "a day every
year when we could come
together to celebrate
what makes us great as a
country."
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