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Film star Ewan McGregor spotted driving yellow VW Beetle in Lancaster

Ewan McGregor poses for a selfie with Reese Bebbington in Lancaster on Thursday

Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor has been spotted driving a distinctive yellow Volkswagen Beetle on a Lancaster street.

The Star Wars and Transpotting star was seen on Moor Lane on Thursday before driving off in the iconic car, towing a motorcycle on a trailer.

Reese Bebbington said she bumped into and had a chat with Ewan on the way home from work.

"I was just passing Pizza Margherita, he let me take a photo with him and we chatted briefly about Star Wars, and how my partner would be so jealous I'd met him," said Reese.

The reason for McGregor's visit to Lancaster is not known but he may have been filming in the area.

These images show Ewan McGregor on Moor Lane on Thursday. Credit: Matilda River Walden.

McGregor is known to be an enthusiast for old bikes and cars, and is known to own a yellow VW Beetle.

He has previously appeared in travel documentaries including The Long Way Up, The Long Way Round and The Long Way Down where he travelled the world on motorcycles alongside his friend, TV presenter Charley Boorman.

McGregor also appeared in The Bug: The Life and Times of the People's Car - a documentary film about the Volkswagen Bug.

The Scottish actor is best known for his roles as drug addict Mark Renton in the 1996 hit film Trainspotting and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy of 1999-2005.

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