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I won lunch with George Clooney and gave him a Scotland strip

  • Hollywood actor George Clooney returned to Edinburgh this week to support Social Bite, an Edinburgh-based homelessness charity, attending the British Business Awards on Thursday to help raise at least £1 million.
  • Before the gala, Clooney joined Sir Bob Geldof to tour the Social Bite Village, where he inspected prototype homes designed to create a "calm and dignified environment" for residents.
  • On Wednesday, Clooney attended a gala dinner at the Gleneagles Hotel, discussing his Hollywood career and humanitarian efforts while marking 10 years since his first cafe visit to the charity.
  • Events manager Claire Phale, who won an auction to lunch with the actor, gifted him Scotland football strips, later describing the star as "suave" and "charming."
  • Since launching its specialized housing initiative in 2018, Social Bite has supported over 100 people experiencing homelessness, aiming for systemic change through new employment and housing approaches.
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George Clooney joins Bob Geldof to visit homeless charity’s prototype village

The Hollywood A-lister is in Scotland this week for two events to raise money for Social Bite.

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The Scotsman broke the news in Scotland, United Kingdom on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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