Thursday, April 08, 2010

Caine adds glamour to British poll race (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) – Veteran actress Michael Caine brought Hollywood glamour to Britain's choosing competition Thursday, backing an opposition Conservative intrigue for young people -- as well as recalling his own early years.

Caine recounted how he started acting during a local youth club, as he assimilated Conservative personality David Cameron in compelling a party's National Citizenship Service scheme, upon a second full day of campaigning for May 6 polls.

"You may consider to yourself 'what a ruin is he doing here?'," Caine pronounced after being introduced by Cameron. "I'm here since I'm a representative of all those youngsters which have been lost in this country."

The Oscar-winning actress -- star of hits ranging from "The Italian Job" as well as "Get Carter" to his latest film "Harry Brown" -- grew up in a deprived Elephant as well as Castle district of south London.

Speaking during a girl event later, he told how he assimilated a girl club in a Walworth Road when he was 12. "That's how we became an actor... It was there which it started me off," he said.

"I assimilated a play category since there was a really pretty girl in it. Pretty girls regularly stick upon a play category since they wish to be a film star. And we looked as well as we went 'that's a place to go'.

"And we competence get a part where we give her a lick or something since we couldn't get a lick any alternative way. we was utterly ugly."

Caine was a first major luminary to crop up upon a campaign route since Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a choosing upon Tuesday.

Cameron's party is aiming to end Labour's 13 years in power. It is forward in opinion polls, nonetheless the lead has narrowed in recent weeks.


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