‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett The 67-year-old actor describes his younger self as ‘brash, disingenuous, lethal.’ He confesses to lying to partners, disrespecting audiences, and betraying friends. The article questions whether this once indiscreet and unreliable heartbreaker has finally matured and settled down.

• Rupert Everett, 67, describes his younger self as brash, disingenuous, and lethal.
• He admits to lying to partners, disrespecting audiences, and betraying friends.
• The article poses the question of whether he has grown up and settled down.