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COLUMN: News through tinted glasses

This is the first installment of a fortnightly column by Daniel Hendry, taking a light hearted glance through the news pages.

Well what a few weeks it has been in that crazy world that is celebrity. There have been more scandals than in a Boris Johnson trip to Liverpool! The common denominator behind many of the scandals has been that of lewd extra-marital affairs.

First, we had Iris ‘the fox’ Robinson and her career ending relationship with a young fellow little older than myself. On a side note, I can recommend the Lock Keeper’s Inn as it does excellent food and congratulate Captain Kirk on a job well done.
Back in 2009, we had the revelations about the legend of golf that is Tiger Woods. His clean-cut image left shattered after seemingly half of the population of American women having had intimate relations with Tiger. So, it was not just the birdies on the golf course that Tiger was keen on.
And now, we have the Chelsea and ex-captain of England John Terry. Terry had an affair with the ex-girlfriend of his England teammate Wayne Bridge who is a French lingerie model. I wonder where the attraction was there JT. Lets get Terry and Bridge in a boxing ring and let them slug it out. That is what the people want to see, and would make a nice change from watching a dancing show on every channel.
Then we have Vernon Kay to add to the mix. Kay has clearly been using his free 02 messages to the fullest extent possible in his ‘sexts’ to a number of Page 3 models. His missus Tess Daly is not amused with Vern’s antics and I believe she is about to embark on a romance with Bruce Forsythe as revenge.
Iris, Kirk, Tiger, JT and Vernon have not got the decade to the best of moral starts. But I see a ray of light for them, bring back Celebrity Love Island and sparks are bound to fly. Who is going to be next on this illustrious list of sex scandals… Stephen Nolan maybe?

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