NEXT time you're passing through Currabubula and you stop for a beer, you may be unaware a celebrity is in your midst in the form of Igor, the pub's resident goat/lawnmower.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
During the recent filming frenzy that surrounded the Superman Returns movie in Breeza, the film crew were told by a Sydney executive they needed a goat for filming.
This was a big ask, with crew members perplexed at where they were going to pluck a goat from, but just down the road Igor was awaiting his chance at stardom.
"They were wondering where the hell they were going to go and get a goat from," Currabubula Pub owner Stuart Scott said.
"They came to the pub for a drink and Igor stood there waiting for them to discover him."
And so Igor's chance for stardom had arrived, and he was whisked away for a month of filming at the 'Superman property' near Breeza.
His parents were thrilled to have a star in their family, albeit the pub's lawnmower Igor, and took him down and made sure he was settled into his new surroundings.
"The crew were asking us what he ate, and I told them bread, so they went into town and gave him a whole loaf, and they were always making sure he was well-fed and looked after," pub co-owner Julie Scott said.
"I think it's hilarious, as he became quite an identity on set."
The Scotts worry that the fame may go to Igor's head or the paparazzi may hound him, or that he will develop bad habits, as other stars have.
"I'm just worried the paparazzi may start taking pictures of him in compromising positions, or what happens with stars when they're on the way down with drugs and alcohol," Mr Scott laughed.
Mr Scott said Igor had put on weight because "the whole crew fell in love with him".
Igor's weight gain may be used as fodder for those celebrity magazines, but he is happy to be back to normality as he waits for future film offers to flood in.
"Yes, he is a world-famous goat now and we will await the contracts," Mr Scott said.
"He's got his award, so I'm not sure if he will be walking the red carpet in Sydney at the film's premiere."
The workmen on the set were so taken by this unlikely star, they recently presented Igor with a plaque for ‘Best Goat in a Supporting Role', of which he is
justifiably proud.
