Hollywood celebrity George Clooney arrives for in Edinburgh
- 63-year-old actor was meeting with charity bosses in Scotland’s capital
- Clooney, who has long backed good causes in the city, seen mingling with fans
Hollywood superstar George Clooney visited Edinburgh on his latest charity visit to Scotland’s capital.
The Oscar winning actor was in the city to meet bosses from various charities including the People’s Postcode Lottery.
The 63-year-old has long supported good causes in the city, lending high profile support to charities such as Social Bite, a cafe which feeds and raises money for homeless people.
Oscar winner George Clooney arrives in Edinburgh to meet charity bosses
Mr Clooney took time to mingle with fans and well-wishers in Scotland’s capital
The actor was meeting charities, including the People’s Postcode Lottery, during his visit to Scotland
Mr Clooney and his wife Amal visited Edinburgh in 2019 to be presented with prestigious Postcode Hero awards in recognition of their work to safeguard human rights.
He previously visited Social Bite in Edinburgh in 2015, which propelled the charity to worldwide fame.
The couple founded the The Clooney Foundation for Justice, a human rights charity, in 2016.
On Tuesday, Mr Clooney was seen arriving in Edinburgh City Centre, spending time with fans who gathered in the street to greet him.
Dressed in a sharp black suit, the Ocean’s Eleven actor paused to chat with well-wishers ahead of his engagements.
His visit comes a week after he issued a damning call for Joe Biden to quit the US presidential race.
The lifelong Democratic Party supporter wrote in the New York Times: ‘We are not going to win in November with this president.’
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