One of the nicest things that happened on Sant Jordi day was meeting Risto Mejide who my Spanish friends described as the Spanish Simon Cowell - which I took to mean he was hugely successful on TV but not known for his sweet, humble nature. He certainly has a sizable fan base and they turned out in force to get signed copies of his book - El Pensamiento Negativo - at the El Cortes Ingles stand where I was signing copies of our Spanish book (and thank you very much to the aptly named "Angel" who bought a copy and the lovely lady from Belgium who came up to say hello and well done). Risto sure had all the trappings of celebrity - sunglasses fused to his face, immaculate skin tight white jeans, 4 massive security guards, hysterical teenage fans and the odd crazed middle aged woman. Undaunted by all this, I thought it would be nice to meet him and so I asked if it would be possible to have my photo taken with him as a souvenir of my visit. His "people" explained my request and he agreed at the end of his signing (as evidenced by this photo - I'll be the one looking starstruck) and here's the point... it turns out he's an absolute sweetheart; wanted to know all about We Are What We Do, congratulated us on what we've achieved, asked me to sign a book for him and offered us his help! None of which should have been a surprise, but somehow it was. And I'm not proud of that - reminds me of that saying about books and covers... anyway you heard it here, Risto's lovely and yes, he's a hotty (speaking of crazed middle aged women...).
(Oh and I promise that not every new post will include a photo of me in an exotic location, on the TV or with a famous person...)
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