Michael Sheen has said that Wendi Deng, the former wife of Rupert Murdoch, once asked him to dress up like Tony Blair and surprise the real former PM at a Hollywood party.
Deng still insisted that Sheen attend the party, and it was there that he met Blair for the first time.
Deng reportedly sent Sheen an email shortly after their meeting, in which she proposed that he dress up as Blair for the party.
Speaking to The Guardian, Sheen remembered: “[Deng] said: ‘Oh, I’m having a dinner for Tony soon, you must come’ …