This is second or third hand by now, but a BBC Merlin fan account shared the following image from Eoin Macken’s Instagram stories.

“Myself and Rupert representing for Tomiwa (with the Lagos filter for the afficionados of Insta) … This guy is way too cool.”

One doesn’t like to speculate too far, but Tomiwa was born in Nigeria, and still has many ties there. It seems as if his Merlin besties were there to support him.

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Rupert, along with Bradley James (Arthur in Merlin), attended the premiere of David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived on 17 November 2024. This is a documentary made by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe about David Holmes, his stunt-double in the Harry Potter films, who suffered a tragic accident while filming that paralysed him from the neck down.

You can read more about the documentary, and the circumstances in which it was made, in this Variety article.

Rupert has often participated in the annual David Holmes Cricket Cup (more information here) which raises money for the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. Though, you know… who needs a reason or excuse to invite Rupert to anything?

The following photo was kindly shared by Bradley on Instagram.

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