More than 650,000 people tuned in to watch a live stream of Andy Serkis giving a marathon charity reading of The Hobbit. The star, 56, best known for playing Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films, finished the JRR Tolkein novel in 11 hours and raised more than £280,000 (€316,000) for charity.
Serkis said he was “truly humbled” by the response to his reading. After he finished, he added: “It has been wonderful connecting with you all, I hope you all enjoyed it. “Thank you for joining me on this amazing journey, I have really loved sharing it with you.” He described the reading, dubbed The Hobbitathon, as a “long old haul”.
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