GO FOR IT, ADRIAN!

ADRIAN Lester is set to be a guest on Friday's July 4 edition of the Jonathan Ross show on BBC1.

He's one of Birmingham's leading lights across film (Primary Colors), TV (Hustle) and theatre (Hamlet worldwide) having grown up in the Pershore Road / Speedwell Road area.

Adrian caught the acting bug at the MAC and he was also a choirboy at St Chad's, so let's see if he even gets the chance to mention anything about Brum.

He should certainly be held up as a shining example to all inner city children - a far better role model than films like Adulthood.

When Trevor Eve was on this show recently, you'd never have guessed where he originally came from, yet someone like Michael Parkinson, for example, was always able to retain the 'professional Yorkshireman' element when it suited him.

Adrian should make a point of trying to mention Birmingham as often as he can - if only to make up for all of the times when the city is ignored.

It would also be a good way of impressing fellow guest Meryl Streep, star of the fantastic Mamma Mia!