Sarandon drops in for a pint with new-found relatives
Drinkers at a village pub had a surprise when an Oscar-winning Hollywood actress popped in for a Guinness and a roll-up cigarette.
Regulars at the Llynfi Arms in Tondu, near Bridgend, South Wales, were stunned when Susan Sarandon dropped by to film for the forthcoming series of the BBC programme Coming Home.
According to pub landlord Terry Griffiths, the star of Thelma And Louise was in the area on Wednesday of last week in a bid to trace relatives of her great-great-grandfather, John Charles Guyatt, who died in 1876.
Mr Griffiths said: “Three living relatives were eventually traced to Bridgend and they almost didn’t turn up to the pub to meet Susan Sarandon because they thought it was a wind-up!
“Susan came with her son, three sisters and two brothers and they were here for a good few hours.
“She was a really lovely lady and was very relaxed. The locals thought she was brilliant.
“She was casually dressed and so relaxed that nobody was really in awe of her.
“We were told before she turned up that she didn’t drink, didn’t smoke and wouldn’t want her photograph taken but when she came in it was completely the opposite.
“She drank some Guinness and was rolling her own cigarettes.”
After leaving Wales, the star flew to Italy to meet more relatives for the programme, which traces family trees, but not before promising to return to the Llynfi Arms to watch rugby.
“They want to come back because it was all a bit rushed for them,” said Mr Griffiths.
“They promised to visit when the 6 Nations rugby matches are on next year because they really wanted to have one day where they could be themselves.”
