>>230 I thought that too, about the holiday and the incognito, but maybe it's because he has nothing lined up, or nothing soon. Then again, he had such wonderful holidays between June and July =P

This Allie Esiri is the same woman of the Love Book app from year 2013, so it seems like a favour to her - cynicism kicks in - while also being beneficial for him, since it gives him this aura of being humble and normal again. The Evening Standard Awards has probably the same purpose, after all sooner or later he had to go back out there in the UK and pretend he is a serious actor who did NOT have a showmance with a pop idol who can't breath without lying.