Russell Brand joined the thousands of protesters packed into central London streets today to add their support to the G20 demonstrations.
The comedian joined the protesters gathering outside the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street. Wearing a black baggy woollen hat and with a small group of friends, he waved and gave the thumbs-up to fellow demonstrators.
News agency PA quotes him as saying: "I always come to these kind of things, I'm very interested. I am interested in learning and interested in why these people have come to this. I wonder what alternatives there are and I think it makes people cogent of them. I think it's also very beautiful," he said.
Musician and political activist Billy Bragg was also among the celebrities who attended.
Speaking at Cannon Street railway station, he said he believed people wanted to make a difference.
He said: "It's better than sitting down shouting at the television at these bankers. We cannot go back to the way things were before, to the million dollar bonus culture.
"Bankers' bonuses should be taxed at 90 per cent like in America. We feel frustration and we hope to send a message today that we are very angry.
"We need them to know that people are not going to sit back and let this continue happening to us."
Bragg said he would be singing a song at a protest meeting later today (Wednesday 1 April) called 'The World Turned Upside Down.'
