Rupert Everett details ‘magical’ 1970s as a ‘leather queen’ when being gay ‘only just legalised’

Rupert Everett (Image: Attitude)

Rupert Everett has been reminiscing about his days as a self-described “leather queen” in 1970s London… and it sounds like a riot!

The My Policeman star recalled the era in rich detail during a recent appearance on Paloma Faith‘s Mad, Sad & Bad podcast.

It seems that while the 65-year-old rose to fame in the 80s opposite Colin Firth in the film Another Country, his life pre-fame sounds equally cinematic.

“You could find a Duke chatting with a plumber” – Rupert Everett

The veteran actor told the ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ singer Paloma: “Being gay, for example, in the old days, in the 70s, was quite a magical thing, considering it was only just legalised…

“I loved being a leather queen, right from an early

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