There aren't many people who can
honestly say that they have been held at gunpoint by 'Britain's Most
Popular Entertainer' (Copyright LTV 2010). I'm sure a few have been
used as ransom by a B list comedian or mugged by an out of work
magician, but that's probably about it.
In fact it was so unexpected that the
very same newspapers who devote 20 pages to celebrity gossip and
pictures of pop stars with their cellulite didn't even take it
seriously enough to print. If I'd have really wanted it to get out
there perhaps I could have left the story on the answer machine of a
minor royal, that might have done the trick.
Maybe if I made the most of it I could
get onto the reserve list for I'm a Celebrity, Where's My Cheque', or
at least have a few panel show appearances.
They key thing in this businesses is
momentum, if you're gone for a year then you might as well be gone
forever, excluding novelty and retro value of course. This often
drives some people to spend their entire lives doing one thing in
order to stay in work, a way of life I can never understand. Though
no offence is intended to the Chuckle Brothers.
You don't win a lifetime of popularity
by being a one trick pony however, and the ability to do more than
one job well has stood many entertainers in good stead for their
entire lives.
Sadly though, sometimes the pressure
and expectation at the very top level can take its toll on stars,
leading them to make bad choices in the heat of the moment. Few true
stars go through their career without at least one sketchy moment,
and the star of our show is no different.
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