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Q&A
Jack Hughes went ‘very LA’ on his Cover Stars trip to California. He tells Ben Ireland about his colourful photo shoot
Q. You were upgraded to business class by our airline sponsors. How was that? A. It was amazing. On the way out, half of us went with American Airlines and the others went with British Airways. I was glad I got to go out with AA because we all flew back with BA and I got to see both. Each gave amazing service, but you could tell the difference. American was more laid back while BA was all about a certain etiquette. The food was incredible. I can now tell customers the benefits of flying business-class.
Q. Where did you stay in LA? A. We stayed at the Mondrian. I was lucky because I had the biggest room of our group. It was on the corner of the building with impressive views over the Hollywood Hills. Everyone nosed around each other’s rooms and were jealous of mine. It was modern, boutique and had lots of interesting ornaments. We saw on Instagram that Jess Wright, from The Only Way is Essex, checked out the day we
checked in.
Q. It’s the world’s celebrity hotspot. Did you see any other famous faces? A. We went for dinner at Sunset Tower Hotel, where we saw Jennifer Aniston and I walked straight past Bill Murray at
reception. It just shows stars are normal people. We also went on a cycle ride of Beverly Hills and saw some famous people’s mansions. We saw the Osbournes’ house, Dr Phil’s and the house that Michael Jackson passed away in. They were great houses but I couldn’t help thinking that they could have done better, given their wealth.
Q. What’s it like wandering around LA? A. It’s weird, in a good way. Everything looks just like it does in the films. You’d think it would be more real-life than the movie sets, but it looked like what you see on the screen. We were looking at the Hollywood sign when I had to jump in an Uber to get to my photo shoot, it all felt very LA.
Q. Where exactly was your photo shoot in West Hollywood? A. It was on the balcony of The Jeremy hotel with a street below. It was eventful as there was lots of people beeping and shouting – they must have thought I was someone famous. A couple was also having a domestic on the street below. We put music on, so I’m there listening to Beyoncé and feeling like a film star. I usually wear just black but I went for a maroon-coloured shirt with white feathers on it, something I wouldn’t usually wear. I thought it’d be daunting, but relaxed into it.
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