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Angel
fans were thrilled this weekend by a rare UK convention
appearance by the top star himself, David Boreanaz.
Wearing
glasses, jeans and T-shirt, David looked relaxed
as he answered questions and signed a mountain
of autographs at The David Boreanaz European Event.
As well as chatting about favourite episodes,
how he relaxes, directing and the like, he politely
turned down the many hundreds of dates he was
offered. Now, now ladies, he's a married man!
One
birthday girl had a special surprise when she
was invited up on stage by the big man. Sitting
with David's arm around her, she looked like all
her presents had come at once.
Asked
about how Angel would manage without Cordelia,
David said that it was one of the issues addressed
at the beginning of season five. He added that
we might well see Connor back. "They're playing
with an episode where he comes back, he doesn't
know who I am, which should be interesting."
To massive cheers, he also confirmed that Buffy
would be appearing on Angel during the next season.
There
was also a treat for the cloth-eared - yes, David
was persuaded to sing a few bars of Mandy.
Also
at the convention were Buffy stars Nicholas Brendon,
aka Xander, accompanied by twin brother Kelly
Donovan, and Kristine Sutherland, who played Buffy's
mother Joyce Summers in the series. Last but not
least, Mark Lutz, the Groosalugg in Angel, was
also on stage, keeping everyone laughing with
his non-stop wisecracks. Sadly, other work commitments
meant that Armin Shimmerman had to cancel his
appearance.
Asked
about the filming of The Body, Kristine recounted
how she'd been presented with her leaving cake
whilst made-up as a corpse, and hasn't had the
heart to look at the photographs since. Asked
which character he'd most have liked Xander to
end up with Nicholas Brendon confirmed what a
lot of fans have long thought. "Well, you
always have to go for the unattainable,"
he replied. "So I go for the lesbian. Willow."
Mark
Lutz talked about horsing around with Charisma
Carpenter in love scenes. "When I did that
first scene with her, and she had that bikini
made out of coins, I kept pulling five dollar
bills out [and saying], 'give change'."
Autograph
and photo sessions with the stars, a Once More,
With Feeling karaoke session, dealers' room and
a play starring Angel and Spike look-a-likes were
also among the attractions on offer for the thousands
of fans who attended.
We'll
have clips from the Question and Answer sessions
plus a gallery of photos from the convention up
later in the week, so check back then for more
Angelic action.