Alan Cumming buys Edinburgh flat for Yes vote
Cumming is presently ineligible to vote because he lives in New York, but the Polwarth property he has purchased for around £82,000 will ensure his right to back the Yes campaign at the ballot box.
The X-Men actor told the Sun: I don’t want to miss the opportunity to make an independent Scotland a reality. That’s why I’ve made sure I have a Scottish address again and am able to vote.”
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Hide AdCumming, originally from Aberfeldy, is having the flat renovated after having purchased the property for £5,000 less than the asking price.
Alan Cumming has been a high-profile supporter of Scottish independence. He appeared alongside First Minister Alex Salmond and a host of other A-list names, including fellow Hollywood actor Brian Cox, as the Yes campaign was launched in May last year in Edinburgh’s Fountainpark complex.
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