Peaky Blinders’ Tom Hardy takes repeat peak into Barry Island Pleasure Park

PEAKY Blinders actor Tom Hardy treated fairground fans an encore when he returned to Barry Island Pleasure Park on Sunday, 25th July.

The Hollywood actor and TV star had visited the iconic fair on Saturday, 24th July where he met Pleasure Park owner, Henry Danter and had photos taken with stunned visitors.

He is currently filming in Cardiff, but this time wanted his family to share in some fun.

Pleasure Park owner, Henry Danter said: “He told me he was bringing his family back.

“He went on all the rides.

“I didn’t want people to bother him today.

“Yesterday (24th July) he was doing all the photographs

“He went on the Top Scan which is the biggest ride we’ve got here – the white-knuckle ride.

“He was thrilled with it.

“He was there for two or three hours today.

“He was with his family and they had a wonderful time.

“We put on a show and he liked it very much.”

Mr Danter added: “He said he enjoyed it very much and it means a lot to us because we’ve put a lot of effort into it.

“Family, friends and loyal staff have gone beyond the call of duty to make this all possible because it was in such a rough state when we bought it.

“We’ve put in so much work and so much money on this site.

“Once or twice, I’ve thought ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ and now I realise I did do the right thing.” 

Tom Hardy’s film credits include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Mad Max: Fury Road; Inception; The Dark Knight Rises and Dunkirk.

TV credits include BBC historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders and ITV’s Wuthering Heights.  

Mr Hardy has also performed on stage in Britain and the USA.

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