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BBC News
19-02-2025
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Kiefer Sutherland: Fan gets Hollywood actor tattooed on thigh
A woman has had a Hollywood star's face tattooed on her thigh after meeting him while he was filming in North Wilkinson-Gill bumped into actor Kiefer Sutherland while he was in Knaresborough to film a Sky Original Christmas film earlier this Lost Boys, a 1980s horror movie, is one of Ms Wilkinson-Gill's favourite films and Sutherland's portrayal of a bloodthirsty vampire is now permanently inked on her leg."Obviously it's an iconic cult classic, so I've been saving this space specifically for his character from The Lost Boys," she said. Ms Wilkinson-Gill, who owns a crystal shop in Knaresborough, is a fan of Sutherland's other films too, such as Flatliners and Mirrors."I do like a good horror movie, but when he's in it it's a bonus," she said. After meeting Sutherland in Knaresborough, Ms Wilkinson-Gill told the BBC that it was "very exciting" and that the Hollywood star was down-to-earth when talking to his fans in Yorkshire."He was super friendly," she said."He came over and had a chat with me and a couple of other people. "He was very grateful for filming in Knaresborough and shared how beautiful Knaresborough is as well." Tattoo artist James Mellors - known as Mel - said that he was "really pleased" with the Wilkinson-Gill added that despite her thigh being a painful place to get a tattoo, she was "a happy customer".Filming of the project, called Tinsel Town, continued in Wetherby this week. Danny Dyer and Rebel Wilson also to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
12-02-2025
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Kiefer Sutherland Christmas film shot in Knaresborough
It is the middle of February but a North Yorkshire market town is still decked in Christmas turned to delight for residents and visitors in Knaresborough as it was revealed the decorations remained in place for the arrival of A-list town has been used as a filming location for a new Sky Original Christmas film, starring Hollywood star Kiefer Wilkinson-Gill, who owns a shop on the High Street and confessed to being a Sutherland super-fan, said she had planned to get a tattoo of the Lost Boys and 24 star before meeting him in the town. Ms Wilkinson-Gill runs The Crystal Buddha and said members of Knaresborough's business collective had been told filming would happen in January and they were not told who would star in the movie."It's been very exciting, there's been such a massive buzz around town," the 44-year-old was only when a fellow business owner starred as an extra in one of the scenes that Ms Wilkinson-Gill found out Sutherland was in the film."I was very lucky, I got a message saying they were filming down at Kirkgate and he was there," she said."I closed the shop and ran down to see him. I caught a glimpse of him, I got a smile and I smiled back and I thought I could die happy now."Later on that Friday evening, she said she "dragged her whole family" down to Castlegate and managed to snap a selfie with the actor, after he approached her to say a complete coincidence, Ms Wilkinson-Gill had already booked herself in to get a tattoo of Sutherland before she knew about the film."I'm getting a tattoo done of his face as he turns into vampire from the Lost Boys, it's going on my inner thigh," she laughed."All the signs point to it being the right decision now." Kelly Young, from Knaresborough's Chamber of Trade, said she was first alerted to the filming in was asked to leave up the Christmas decorations on her hair salon in Castlegate for a film."We knew it was going to be going on but not at what level," Ms Young said."We've had some films in the past in Knaresborough that were more low-key. This is obviously very high end, we've got Hollywood movie stars and A-listers, so it is getting a little bit exciting." Sutherland would also be joined by actors such as Rebel Wilson and Danny Dyer for the film, titled Tinsel Town, which is about a washed-up Hollywood actor hoping to boost his career by starring in a pantomime in the North of of the scenes is set in Knaresborough's Castle Yard, which is next to the flat where Ms Young was born. "We didn't have a garden so we would go into the Castle Yard and I learnt to ride my bike there," the 45-year-old said."The Castle Yard has been such a special place to me growing up but it's also absolutely stunning, I've never seen a view like it. "For it to become part of a movie set, I think people will fall in love with it just like we have all our lives."Since the filming began, she has liaised the with crew, who she said had all been professional. "The businesses of Knaresborough, the cafes and bars, will hopefully see a return in it, it's already generated money for businesses," she added. Also in the yard is Michael Landreth, who runs Yorkshire Beeswax Candle Company. "I was in my shop and they were doing a test-run outside my front door," he said. "I saw Kiefer do all his trial runs and the cast and crew actually came into my shop. "The main event took place directly outside of my door, I had to even move my plant pots away so they could do it," he confirmed Tinsel Town would be coming to Sky Cinema at Christmas to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
