THE LAZY GANG
HITTING THE SNOOZE BUTTON A LITTLE MORE DURING LOCKDOWN? MARION McMULLEN LOOKS AT A FEW CELEBRITY SLEEPY HEADS
1988
An early night helped footballers John Fashanu (left) and Vinnie Jones (right) when they played for Wimbledon. The famed Crazy gang went on to win the FA Cup 1-0 against liverpool.
1972
What a carry on! Finding a big enough bed was always difficult for 6ft 6ins tall Carry on comedy star Bernard Bresslaw. The Imperial Hotel in Jesmond, newcastle, provided him with a double room so he could sleep diagonally across a double bed when he was in the pantomime in Mother goose at the Theatre Royal.
1977
greek singing star Demis Roussos splashed out £30,000 for his mink-covered four poster bed.
1965
Ready, steady... sleep. Tom Jones, far right, Kenny lynch, centre, and actor Harry Fowler, tried to get some shut-eye when they joined the new Year’s eve line-up for music show Ready Steady go. It all ended in a pillow fight that filled the studio with feathers.
1965
It’s not unusual to take a teddy bear to bed but comedian norman Wisdom found himself sharing a pillow with nellie the horse in British comedy The early Bird about a milkman trying to save his dairy from the competition of a corporation.
1984
Status Quo made sure they travelled and slept in style in the £150,000 coach they bought for their end of The Road tour. It included fitted bunk beds for the band.
1957
Rocking around the clock can be tiring work and Bill Haley took a little time to catch up on some sleep on board the Queen elizabeth ahead of his first visit to england.
1959
Sherlock acting star una Subbs was working as a dancer when she was 22 and liked nothing better than to put her feet up and relax at her flat in london between shows.
1959
Film star george Sanders made himself a makeshift bed at elstree Studios so he could enjoy a swift 40 winks in between filming the movie Bluebeard’s Ten Honeymoons.
1971
Singer engelbert Humperdinck was treated to a little luxury when he returned to his old landlady at Boarding House in Street lane, leeds. His stay included breakfast in bed.