Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

From Dewsbury to the stars

Patrick Stewart has the quiet modesty of the very, very famous

What does superstardom look like? Well, nothing at all. Like anonymity personified. The seriously big celebs, the ones for whom walking down the street is either irksome or potentially hazardous, develop a knack for blending into the background. When Patrick Stewart arrives to meet me at the Young Vic, I scarcely notice him.

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