From Hollywood actor to 80s pop icon - we reveal which celebs make the best pub landlords.

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Bake Off's 2016 winner Candice said opening her pub was a “baptism of fire”. She opened The Green Man in Eversholt in 2019 but trade suffered during lockdown.

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The You’re Beautiful singer opened The Fox And Pheasant in Chelsea in 2018. Despite his successful music career, James said the move was “the best thing I’ve ever done”.

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The Luther actor opened Porte Noire in London with business partner David Farber after they produced a champagne together. Farber joked: “If Idris was a bar, this would be it.”

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The Lord Of The Rings star bought Grade II-listed pub The Grapes in Limehouse, London, in 2011 and lives in a nearby Georgian terrace. He's often seen mingling with punters.

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The cricketer and his business partner Harry Gurney own The Tap And Run near Melton Mowbray and The Griffin Inn near Swithland, Leics. They have their sights set on another five.

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Former model Jodie is often seen behind the bar of her trendy West Sussex gastropub. She bought The Half Moon at Kirdford with two business partners in 2017.

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Rick opened Mikkeller in Shoreditch in 2018 with Mikkel Bjergso, the founder of one of Denmark’s first microbreweries. It was so successful they opened another one in Islington in 2019.

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