Wedding planner "delighted" at George Clooney lunch date
Heather McGowan is to meet with the A list star at a secret location in Edinburgh later this week.
A wedding planner has said she is absolutely delighted'' after winning a charity competition to have lunch with George Clooney when he visits Edinburgh later this week.
Heather McGowan, 32, will join the A-list star at an event being held at a secret location in the Scottish capital on Thursday.
Clooney is visiting the city after accepting an invitation from the owner of sandwich shop Social Bite, which helps the homeless by allowing customers to pay for food and drink on their behalf.
It operates a suspended'' coffee and food programme where customers can pay for a hot drink or food for a homeless person.
Josh Littlejohn is the co-founder of the social venture and approached Clooney earlier this year about visiting the not-for-profit chain.
The actor-director agreed and he is expected to meet employees at the Edinburgh shop on November 12 and deliver the keynote address at the Scottish Business Awards, also founded by the entrepreneur.
Ms McGowan, who runs a wedding events company in Glasgow, said she was shocked to discover she had won the competition organised by deals and events site itison to raise funds for Social Bite and the humanitarian charity co-founded by Clooney Not On Our Watch.
I'm a big George Clooney fan and love the Oceans films so I'm absolutely delighted, and still a bit in shock, to have won itison's competition,'' she said.
I'm looking forward to hearing about his involvement in Social Bite and the work of his charity, Not On Our Watch. And being in the wedding business, I'm also really interested to find out how involved he was in planning his wedding to Amal.''