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Jennifer Aniston declares ‘English knickers best in the world’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The cast members of Friends were easily recognisable when I met the actors in Milwaukee, although I was surprised that David Schwimmer (who played Ross) was so short in stature. I asked Jennifer Aniston if she could arrange for Wardrobe … Continue reading →

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Dinner with the Beckhams (Rousse)

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Dreamaticus

‘You need to be ready at 6:30pm for David to pick us up for our evening with the Beckhams’, I said to TPR – just loud enough for everyone in the queue to hear me. Many heads turned to see … Continue reading →

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Ramsey MacMahon and a whale (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Dreamaticus

Before we headed to the ferry terminal, LM and I checked the birthday cards in the stranger’s flat. They were all for someone called Ramsey – most likely the BBC Alba presenter Ramsey MacMahon, who I had just seen in … Continue reading →

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Tadpole hunting with a fishing rod (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dreamaticus

GK sheepishly walked back into my life when his marriage came to an abrupt end. I knew this immediately, the evidence writ large across the tan line on his wedding ring finger. It seemed that GK regarded my parents’ house … Continue reading →

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A missed opportunity to bed Chris Addison (Rousse)

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I deeply regretted missing the chance to sleep with my co-star Chris Addison, but this was partly my own doing. I should have refused to meet CS in a Glasgow hotel to spend an afternoon downing gin and rum cocktails … Continue reading →

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A return to University after lockdown (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was so excited to be returning to university after the pandemic lockdown, and very much looking forward to seeing my 4th year friends. Of course, we all ‘saw’ GK on a regular basis now that he was famous. Usually … Continue reading →

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Invitation to murder (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My family was running the risk of reputational ruin. Already we were known for being loud and eccentric. Now it seems that we had invited someone for dinner and – for entertainment at the end of the evening – murdered … Continue reading →

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Fiona Bruce held up by rabbi (Rousse)

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Dreamaticus

‘Sorry I’m late’, said Fiona Bruce. ‘I couldn’t get away from the rabbi’. ‘Oh’, I responded. ‘I had no idea that you were Jewish’.

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Front half Volvo dumping (Rousse)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Dreamaticus

We shouldn’t have invited our posh friends round for drinks in our yard when pandemic restrictions were still in force. Ignoring all the rules, they decided to stay overnight inside our flat afterwards. In the morning I found a bunch … Continue reading →

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Mobility scooter road hog emigrates to Canada (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR finally confessed that he had been unfaithful to me for years, having slept with numerous women from the very start of his career. I was not entirely surprised, but it was a real shock that he was leaving me … Continue reading →

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