Book: Vanishing Years by Rupert Everett

So this one is a lot more serious than the previous two I’ve read.I loved Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins  mostly for the humour and once I’d got over the fact there’s less in this one, I got into the book more. It may be as interesting but it’s a lot heavier. In this, Rupert Everett’s second autobiography, there is a lot more about family and so much more about death. Oh yes, in fact the last three chapters are about the deaths of three people, accumulating with his father which had been hinted at a few times.When he’s funny he’s good but one can’t joke about death – although give Rupes full credit for trying to insert some jokes even there.There are other serious topics such as aids and the sex trade with which I learn Mr Everett travelled with Unite Nations to help build awareness. Until his star burned out, as he put it and he’s no longer famous enough to draw a crowd.Otherwise, gossip on other actors and artists is much more limited – how much more can there be?!The book opens with him appearing in Celebrity Apprentice, apparently having agreed with no knowledge of the programme. I don’t watch The Apprentice and the like either but I have no recollection of this at all!Read if you’re in the acting profession, for sure.7/10Smile factor 8/10Inspiration factor 5/10