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Andy Serkis says Gollum ‘never far away’ ahead of charity reading of The Hobbit

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Andy Serkis has said Gollum is “never too far away” as he prepares to revisit his most famous role for a continuous, live reading of The Hobbit – lasting around 12 hours.

The star, 56, best known for his pioneering performance in The Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films, will read JRR Tolkien’s 1937 book from start to finish, but said he might need to put up a “back in five minutes” sign when he needs to visit the loo.

Money raised from the performance will be split equally between NHS Charities Together and children’s health charity Best Beginnings.

He told the PA news agency: “I’ve been wanting to do something that really speaks to the idea of being isolated and locked down and what everybody has been going through and what we all crave,

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