The real story behind that 'Freddie Starr ate my hamster' myth

Freddie Starr, the British comedian best known for his work on television from the 1970s until the 1990s, has been found dead aged 76.I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here,newspaper ran a headline which literally said 'Freddie Starr ate my hamster', which may or may not be one of the strangest headlines ever to feature on the front cover of a tabloid newspaper.According to the story, Starr had been staying at the home of Vince McCaffrey in Birchwood, Cheshire.

Mackenzie hears story in pub so goes and has it published in the sun. Sounds about right for Mackenzie and the sun even though it wasnt true. Wonder where else they've done that

We've lost the most funniest unpredictable man on the planet. We won't see a comedian like him again. RIP Freddie

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