Rupert Everett is Chief of Mardi Gras

Openly gay British actor Rupert Everett takes on his ambassadorial role as Chief of Parade for the annual Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday night in Sydney, Australia.

The Mardi Gras paraded down 120 floats and 8,000 marchers, attracting more than 300,000 people to central Sydney’s Oxford Street. The largest float was dedicated to Aussie pop diva Kylie Minogue.

Rupert, 47, will voice Prince Charming in Shrek 3, opening May 18. He’ll also star in Stardust co-starring Sienna Miller, Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Stardust opens nationwide on August 10.