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McGregor has supported the Chas charity for seven years |
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has said he is looking
forward to returning to work after his three-month stint around the world on a
motorbike.
The film star, who is to become an ambassador for Unicef
UK after getting involved with
the charity on his travels, said he felt "rejuvenated".
"I worked very hard last year, I was tired and wanted a change of
scenery," he told the BBC's Breakfast with Frost.
"I'm ready to go back to work," said the star of the recent Star Wars
films.
McGregor, who travelled through 12 countries with his friend and fellow
actor Charlie Boorman over the summer, visited three Unicef projects in
Mongolia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
"The Unicef projects were the pinnacles of poignancy for us on the trip," he
said.
"99 per cent of people we met were enthusiastic, generous, and
supportive - I was really struck by that, a really optimistic view of the
world.
"It was difficult to get back to London and hear some of the terrible
things happening elsewhere in the world," he added.
McGregor is father to Clara, aged eight, and two-year-old Esther.
He is also patron of the Children's Hospice
Association Scotland (Chas) and has helped it raise nearly
￡10m.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2004-10-11 15:34