TALK OF THE TOWN: Hey dude! Paul McCartney shares a rare photo from the 1950s of him… and moans about passport photos










Sir Paul McCartney is waging war – on the humble passport photo. 

Macca, 79, shared this amazing snap with Beatles fans last Friday. 

‘But now you’ve got to look into the camera and not smile – because it’s a totalitarian state!’ 

Macca displayed the image, which was taken in late 1950s on large screen at a London talk about The Lyrics. 

Sir Paul McCartney is waging war ¿ on the humble passport photo. Talking to Beatles fans on Friday night about this never-before-seen snap, Macca, 79, revealed: 'In those days you were allowed to look groovy in passport photos'

Sir Paul McCartney is waging war – on the humble passport photo. Macca, 79, shared this amazing photo with Beatles fans last Friday.

Macca showed the photo, taken in the late 1950s, on a big screen during a talk at London's Royal Festival Hall about his new book, The Lyrics

Macca displayed the image, which was taken in late 1950s on large screen at a London talk about The Lyrics.

He also joked: ‘John and I went to grammar schools… 

Unfortunately, ‘Ringo didn’t because he had serious illness as a child. 

‘His mother was told he wouldn’t live – but Ringo will outlive us all!’

Matt Smith is a buttoned up Prince Philip from The Crown. Has this pushed him towards racier roles. 

Matt (39) now wishes to portray the lead role in a thriller. Matt also admits that he once had a crush on DemiMoore as a teenager, following her 1993 movie Indecent proposal. 

He says: ‘I would love to do an erotic thriller like that – I’m well into those movies!’

Has playing buttoned-up Prince Philip in The Crown pushed Matt Smith towards racier roles?

Matt Smith is a buttoned up Prince Philip from The Crown. Has this pushed him towards racier roles.

Matt, 39, now wants to play the lead in a risque thriller and admits he had a teenage crush on Demi Moore following her role in the 1993 movie Indecent Proposal (above)

Matt (39) wants to be the lead in a risky thriller. He also admitted that he was a teenager crush on DemiMoore after her 1993 film Indecent Proposal.

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