Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor has been thanked for giving a shout-out to the Crieff Highland Gathering on prime-time telly.
The Perthshire-born actor was asked about the historic games during a guest-spot on the BBC’s One Show on Wednesday night.
Ewan, 45, corrected hosts who asked if the event was a gathering of the McGregor clan.
He said the event, which takes place in Crieff on August 21, was a “a wonderful day out” and “brings the community together”.
Thanks @mcgregor_ewan for the plug on The One Show last night. pic.twitter.com/br169gx4sy
— Crieff Highl'd Games (@CrieffGathering) August 3, 2016
A spokesman for the games tweeted a clip of the interview and wrote: “Thanks @mcgregor_ewan for the plug on The One Show last night”.
Ewan, who has been in Scotland filming the highly anticipated sequel to Trainspotting, was chieftain of the games in 2013.
For details about this year’s games visit www.crieffhighlandgathering.com
