“Between you and me …”

★ A YEAR AFTER THIS column first identified him as the most fitting successor to publicity-ravenous Gyles Brandreth, how heartening to see retired showbiz vicar Richard Coles stepping up to the plate with such gusto. Combining trademark humility with a ruthless eye on the prize since abandoning his East Midlands flock, there’s barely a town in the British Isles that hasn’t played host to Richard’s endearing brand of self-promotion these past months. ◆ WINDBAG MICHAEL SHEEN’S silly objection to non-Welsh actors playing Welsh characters brings back painful memories of prejudice endured by yours truly. Having chosen to adopt what I reasonably described as a “valleys accent” during a fraught run at Theatr Clwyd in 1985, one faced all manner of Welsh hissing at the time. HATS OFF TO Tony Hopkins…

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