Most famous living UK cigar smokers?

[The Rodster]

Not sure if he counts as a Great Living Englishman, but the BBC Foreign Affairs correspondent John Simpson has written about his love of cigars - Upmann No.2 were his favourite I seem to remember.

[leperaffinity]

And if by magic in today's rag the golden bollocked pair enjoying a stick

...thicker than posh's waist i imagine jimmy boy!

[HabanoSy]

And if by magic in today's rag the golden bollocked pair enjoying a stick

Fantastic...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[macker89]

saw that myself,pity they dont do it more in the public eye to raise the profile of this dying art

Agreed. Think of him what you will but if he was never pictured in public without a stogie on the go you would have to imagine that cigar sales in this country would probably be 100% higher than current levels.

[nev coss]

no one mentioned 007 Roger Moore ?

[tippexx]

no one mentioned 007 Roger Moore ?

.... because he's reluctantly given-up.

[Jono]

Shock, horror... I do believe Sir Jimmy has also stopped...

[Robusto]

Not sure if he counts as a Great Living Englishman, but the BBC Foreign Affairs correspondent John Simpson has written about his love of cigars - Upmann No.2 were his favourite I seem to remember.

Rod.

I read about John Simpson's conversion to the way of the cigar when he was offered a great one after a dinner with fellow intellectuals in Cuba.

I think it's fantastic that a respected journo becomes a man of the cigar faith after one stick. Much like our own Deano, and no doubt many others.

We need respected English reporters like John Simpson - and world-respected football players such as Beckham - to 'come out' about cigars.

If I were ever famous, I'd blab on about how much I'm into cigars to Piers Morgan, and cleverer people.

[cohibaIV]

Me...!

I'm famous

[EugeneSax]

Rod.

I read about John Simpson's conversion to the way of the cigar when he was offered a great one after a dinner with fellow intellectuals in Cuba.

Sir Trevor McDonut is another newscaster with a soft-spot for stogies, although he's now given up. Saw him resisting temptation on a visit to the EL factory during his series on The Caribbean.

Whilst on the subject/profession, I bet Reggie Bosanquet would have been another aficionado.

[nicwing]

Shock, horror... I do believe Sir Jimmy has also stopped...

Nah, and somewhere I have picture to prove it!

[moidoid]

Me...!

I'm famous

In your house maybe...

[HabanoSy]

We need respected English reporters like John Simpson - and world-respected football players such as Beckham - to 'come out' about cigars.

Abso-bloody-lutely...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[Gambler]

Pierce Brosnan - Though, (rather foolishly IMHO) he prefers NC's over Cuban.

IIRC Brosnan was born in the rep of Ireland, therefore invalidating his status as a UK cigar smoker!

[TJ:01]

Has anyone mentioned newscasters David and Jonathon Dimbleby yet?