Stories that weren’t April fools... but really should have been
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Whether you were a child, parent or grandparent in the 80s you would have been aware of the claw-some phenomenon that was Thundercats – a near purr-fect cartoon with a catchy tune and strong female character to boot.
So when I heard it was being modernised, I imagined some up-to-date storylines (Villain Mumm-ra is a likely culprit to be panic-buying loo roll, after all).
But then I saw this first-look image. It’s subtle (ahem) but you might just spot the difference.
There’s only three explanations: The makers are 1) on Catnip, 2) the special effects team from Cats, 3) dogs (and not in the Weinstein sense).
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Prue Leith has been baking with cricket flour, which apparently makes “a good batch of muffins”. So what is it? Some special organic flour from Somerset or Yorkshire, nicknamed because of their liking of the sport? No. It’s actual crickets, ground to dust. Prue believes it could help end hunger around the world. Well, it put me off my breakfast, for a start.
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Claudia Schiffer revealed she had to hire a bodyguard in her heyday to stop fans stealing her knickers. Personally Claudia, if your undies were magically disappearing, I’d turn your attention to who you were dating at the time...
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Robbie Williams has told how he no longer sees dead people after having children. Keep your spirits high, Rob. At least you’re over the blow now.
For all the (attempted) jokes, the real stars this week – and every week coming – will be the doctors and nurses of the NHS. You can’t hear my applause but I’ll be doing it every week, Thursday at 8pm.