George Clooney wants Olympics tickets

“I think it’s fantastic that the Olympics are coming to London. I think you should always try to take politics out of sport and the London bid did that.

“Track and field is something that I really want to come back and see if I can get some tickets. I’m a big fan of London. There are only a handful of great cities in the world and it’s one of them,” he said.

Clooney isn’t the only star keen to get his hands on some tickets for the Olympics. Former Spice Girls singer Mel C said she wants to get the band back together to perform at the opening ceremony because she thinks it would help her chances of being allowed to watch some of the sporting events.