March 22nd, 2020 / 1 Comment


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We’ve all heard stories from Rob over the years how his first job was a paper run. Business Insider spoke with Vipin Patel who gave Rob that job. It’s always great to read Rob has always been charming and hard working and I have to agree with this comment from Vipin “All the other Batmans were fantastic in their own right, but Robert will be special,” then again, I agree with everything Vipin has said. Here’s an extract below but you can read the full interview at the link above:

Vipin Patel, the owner of a British convenience store, was sorting through his newspapers one morning 15 years ago when he learnt that a former employee of his – Robert Pattinson – was cast in the hugely successful film franchise “Harry Potter.”

“I can’t even pinpoint when it was but I was like, ‘Wow that’s Robert’ when I read one of the papers here about him,” Patel said.

Patel told Insider he signed the star’s very first paycheck in his store when Pattinson was a teenager looking for some pocket money.

Patel said the then-15-year-old Pattinson – who is now the face of Dior Homme – wasn’t stylish.

Nor was he known as heart-throb “R-Patz” among the local ladies, although Patel said he was always handsome.

To the owner of Natsons newsagency in Barnes, south London – the British actor was simply “Robert the paperboy.”

Patel said his store was desperately seeking a paperboy at the time and Pattinson couldn’t have been a better fit.

Patel said he had a strong work ethic, never complained, and diligently made his rounds across the neighbourhood.

“He worked very well, I don’t remember him not turning up. He was always on time and punctual and even worked when the weather wasn’t good,” Patel said.

One day, in particular, Patel said he remembered Pattinson voluntarily going out during a “very bad storm” to do the paper rounds.

Patel believes it’s a combination of Pattinson’s determination to get the job done, and having such “caring” parents that may have helped the star stay grounded.

“I think in general, it’s nice from an early age to have a job like that as it teaches you something, maybe a bit more responsibility and how you should spend money and also how hard it is to earn that money,” Patel said.

  • Sue
    Posted on March 22, 2020

    He even shone as a paperboy. Why doesn’t that surprise me?

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