Suburban pub gets a starring moment thanks to Hollywood celeb

Drinkers at Seddon watering hole Mona Castle barely had their attention drawn away from the footy finals showdown between Sydney and Brisbane on Saturday night by the low-key star in the beer garden. Elordi was under wraps in his trademark cap, sunnies and oversized.

The Australian actor is on a hot streak having starred alongside Margot Robbie in Wuthering Heights and nabbed an Oscar nomination for his role in the recent Frankenstein film. He is rumoured to be in the running to take on the role of James.

What Happened

Pop culture platform Deuxmoi first reported Elordi’s westies pub night, with several people popping into the comments claiming to have seen him at the neighbourhood watering hole. Why Elordi – we are taking it on face value that it was him and.

• He lived here for four years as a teenager, attended St Kevin’s College and won the young male racegoer division of Fashions on the Field during Melbourne Cup week back in 2012.

• Ryan Moloney (left), Teddy Cream and Danny Grant at the Ramsay St Rave.Grant was in the headlines earlier this year when the 80 Proof booze brand, of which he is a partner, lost $1.

• The backlot is pegged for a housing development, but the red brick studio building at the site has a heritage overlay and will survive.

Key Details

If you can shed any light, please let us know. The photo, complete with cheesy red sash, probably still haunts him.

• The party took place around the dilapidated facades of show landmarks such as Lassiters Hotel, Harold’s cafe, the Erinsborough cop shop and The Waterhole, which are still standing … just not for much longer.

• Moloney (in black T-shirt) was the guest DJ at the Ramsay St Rave on the Neighbours backlot.

• He came up with the idea for the event – more like a mini-rave as it went from only 6.30pm to 9pm – on the soon-to-be bulldozed backlot at the studio.

Why It Matters

A month after resigning as premier, Jacinta Allan lunched at Government House in a belated tete a tete with Governor Margaret Gardner. We can only imagine the pair had a bit to discuss over the private lunch on August 28, given Gardner.

• Grant told CBD on Sunday that the police had been “super awesome” and the rave was now part of Neighbours history.

• The thumping, after-dark doof doof at Saturday’s fever-dream event, which ticket holders got to by following a glow-stick trail through the back-lot trees, wasn’t to the liking of some locals.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by The Age as more details emerge