Leigh Francis

Leigh Francis (born May 30, 1973) is a comedian from Leeds, England. He married Jill Carter on Halloween, 2003.

Avid Merrion

Avid Merrion is most famously known from British television comedy sketch show, Bo' Selecta! Avid used to be a stalker of celebrities but is now allowed to socialise with them thanks to his new status as a celebrity himself.

Related Topics:
British - Comedy - Bo' Selecta

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Born in the small town of Arachnipuss near Transylvania, Romania to a father who was a Dracula impersonator, Avid grew up to be the "number one super fan, here in the world". He came to England because of "something to do with the police".

Related Topics:
Transylvania - Romania - Dracula - England

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Merrion lived in his London flat for a long time with his dead mother slouched in one cupboard and Craig Phillips from TV's Big Brother chained up in another. His only other friend was Ozzy, a refugee who used to operate a TV printing business in the flat beneath Avid's. Avid claims, in a distinct eastern-european accent, "I don't know what he is!".

Related Topics:
London - Craig Phillips - Big Brother - TV

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With his slurred and broken English, ginger mullet, peculiar sexual fetishes and obsession with showbiz figureheads, he made one scary stalker of celebrities. He famously wears a neck brace due to an encounter with Liza Tarbuck which resulted in her punching him in the throat.

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Mullet - Liza Tarbuck

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Merrion won the 1997 Best Newcomer Award in the 13th Annual British Academy of Adult Movies and Entertainment for his performances in Baker's Dozen and Red and Ready.

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Avid spends most of his time harassing celebrities at functions such as book signings or movie premiers. He doesn't see it as harassment though but rather affectionate worship. Due to his hanging around at these events, he became noticed by the media during the third series of Big Brother on Channel 4 after he repeatedly attempted to break into the house to get closer to his television heroes.

Related Topics:
Third series - Channel 4

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After this, he was allowed to play his own part in the comedy series Bo' Selecta!. By the third season of this show, his newly elevated status in pop culture allowed him to talk one-on-one with celebrities rather than stalking them so his spots on Bo' Selecta! were transformed into his own chat show.

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Avid has appeared on many other TV shows including Big Brother's Little Brother and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.

Related Topics:
Big Brother's Little Brother - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

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