Noel Edmonds

[andysama]

Great piece in the Guardian at the weekend by Jon Ronson, going behind the scenes of Deal or no Deal, here.

 

This vignette about Noel Edmonds is pretty funny:

 

The last time I saw Noel was 10 years ago. He barged past me in some country house hotel, heading for his helicopter - the epitome of the no-nonsense Conservative businessman and celebrity, off to do some deal. He was nothing like the vulnerable, spiritual Noel sitting in front of me now. If anyone doubts the extent to which mysticism has permeated the hitherto secular corners of British society, they should spend a couple of days behind the scenes at Deal Or No Deal.

 

"I wrote to the cosmos that I would like to meet a woman who'll make me laugh and make me happy," Noel tells me. "I wrote that I'd like a relationship that's not too heavy, with an attractive lady, and I'd like her to walk into my life by the end of September 2005. And she did!"

 

There is a short silence.

 

"She wasn't the person who sold her story to the Sunday People back in July, was she?" I ask.

 

There's another silence.

 

"Yes," says Noel.

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