The RDA panel was really great and I can't believe how quickly the hour passed. The audience caught sight of him entering the auditorium before he was properly introduced and began to cheer and applaud. He was super friendly and really patient with all the questions, some of which he must get asked all the time, but you wouldn't know it from the way he answered. He also got to play around with the fact that he could only just understand us, from our accents.
The line for the photo was long but nobody really seemed to mind - we knew it was worth the wait. I went with a couple of friends and got a picture I'll always treasure. I'd post it, but there's this chickie in it grinning like an idiot which ruins it
He was here for panels, photos and autographs for all three days which is an amazing effort and I'm so grateful at the opportunity to see him. Some of the interviews they did here didn't show us off in a great light, but it's my hope that with all his experience they didn't affect his visit. We're not exactly known for our cracking teams of journalists.....but we make up for it with Hobbits. And I hope when actors return exhausted and drained from these trips, especially so far from home that they realise how much better they made somebodies world for just a little moment and it makes it all worthwhile.
