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Rupert laid bare

So he missed out on a career as a leading man and ended up playing a series of Gay Best Friends on film and in real life. But Shrek�s devilishly handsome Prince Charming, Rupert Everett, has found his forte in writing his witty, erudite and massively indiscreet memoirs. Torcuil Crichton is smitten

Being in newspapers you get used to bearing bad tidings, but this time the news is very grave - Rupert Everett is to give up flying.