Hoskins terrified at news of terror threat
Bob Hoskins was left terrified by last week's airport alerts after flying into Los Angeles from London, oblivious of a thwarted terrorist attack.
The Mona Lisa star was on one of the last planes that left London's Heathrow airport before news of the foiled 9/11-like terror plot to devastate parts of the US became known.
International air travel between Britain and America immediately became a hot-button issue as travellers faced lengthy delays and extreme security measures - and Hoskins was caught up in the middle of it as he flew to America to promote new movie Hollywoodland.
He says: "I took the last plane out and I didn't know anything about it. It was perfectly calm and everybody was very polite. I got on the plane and drank too much and ate too much like you do. I got off the other side and there was this panic.
"The people who met me at the airport were really worried. They told me what happened and I passed out. I had to go back on that flight.
"I was like: 'Do I take hand luggage? I can't take liquids (going back). I can't take anything. I've got to be there to the airport three hours before or do I get there five hours before? My old lady is gonna kill me. I'm supposed to take her on holiday to Cornwall when I get back.'"
Hoskins flew back to Britain on Monday.
