Incredible story of authentic ‘Brexit dangerous boy’ changing into ‘Napoleon’s cannon b****’

Andy Wigmore was one of many so-called “Brexit bad boys” with millionaire Arron Banks and Nigel Farage behind the Leave.EU marketing campaign machine within the 2016 referendum.

After the well-known victory, they had been pictured with Donald Trump going for dinner with the newly elected US President in Trump Tower.

But after beating the Remainers on the poll field and later within the courtroom, Mr Wigmore can now be seen on movie marching in a French uniform to combat for a united Europe.

It all took place final yr when he turned up for auditions for a brand new movie by Ridley Scott with an advert asking for individuals with navy expertise to be extras.

As a former aggressive shooter who represented Belize within the Commonwealth Games, Wigmore fitted the invoice completely.

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In an unique interview with Express.co.uk, he mentioned: “I went to an audition for people with military experience and found out it was for Ridley Scott’s new film Napoleon.

“I play an Imperial Guard within the Austrian military together with the ultimate snow scene when Napoleon cannons the Austrian military on ice.

“It was genuinely terrifying with 200 horses riding full pelt at you.”

After being accused by Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr of colluding with the Russians over Brexit he additionally joked that she and a few of his critics won’t be stunned to see he performed a Russian soldier as properly.

He added: “I was also cannon loader in the French army – one of Napoloeon’s cannon b****es.

“It was an superior expertise, particularly the Battle of Waterloo. One month filming and it was breathtaking.”

Mr Wigmore has had a varied career doing a number of things from being a diplomat for Belize, a campaign director for Leave.EU and even “a lab rat” for the Covid vaccine exams.

Napoleon shouldn’t be the primary manufacturing he has been an additional in having additionally performed a job as a safety guard in Netflix‘s The Crown.

This included pretending to be a safety officer for Prince Harry on a trip to Belize which ironically many years before he had been instrumental in arranging.

The filming for Napoleon took place all over England at locations like Blenheim Palace, Greenwich, York and the same place they filmed Gladiator as well as Malta.

He said: “All the package together with muskets had been actual ones which fired blanks however you had to have the ability to load it as if it was an actual weapon.”

Wigmore additionally obtained to satisfy the director Ridley Scott and Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix who performed Napoleon.

He mentioned: “Joaquin was an absolute gent who chatted between scenes.

“Watching Ridley work was an absolute privilege – his attention to detail makes the scene seem real even though you know it’s a film set.

“He’s an absolute genius.”

Mr Wigmore has promised moviegoers that seeing the film will be an amazing experience.

He said: “The viewers is in for probably the most epic movie expertise ever.”

Napoleon is because of be launched in cinemas on November 24.