Staff and customers at a Knaresborough eyewear store had a surprise today when James Bond star Pierce Brosnan walked in.
Yorkshire Eyewear, on High Street, helped the 70-year-old film star after he came in with “a problem with his glasses”.
Meg Lazenby, who runs the store’s social media, told the Stray Ferret that Brosnan asked to “borrow a screwdriver” at about midday today.
She said:
“He sort of walked past and then came in. He said he had an issue with his glasses and asked to borrow our screwdriver to fix them. He didn’t buy anything though.”
Ms Lazenby said the star, who is rumoured to be filming a new biopic called Giant about Sheffield ex-boxer Naseem Hamed, was “lovely and very polite”.
He agreed to pose for a photo with a customer, telling them he was in the area because he “loves the Yorkshire scenery”.
During his trip to Knaresborough, the former 007 also stopped at Castle Creamery.
Owners Tim and Jane said he was “lovely and really charming”, adding he enjoyed his ice cream “outside with other customers”.
Tim added:
“He said he was working on a project in Leeds and was on a day off today”.
Pierce Brosnan with Castle Creamery owner Jane.
The Harrogate district seems to have stolen Pierce’s heart – much like he stole the hearts of many admirers when he played Bond four times. Three weeks ago he was spotted having a pint — rather than a martini — in the Fat Badger in Harrogate.
Shortly after his sighting, the elusive former frontman of The Smiths, Morrissey, another Harrogate regular, was photographed on Cut Throat Lane in Shaw Mills.
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