Freddie Starr (Ate My Hamster) has died

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Freddie Starr: comedian found dead at home in Spain aged 76

The comedian Freddie Starr has died aged 76 at his home in Spain, according to reports.

Posts on social media pages claiming to belong to Starr appeared to confirm the news.

“This is Freddie’s manager. Just to confirm Freddie has passed away. R.i.p to our greatest comedian of all time,” a brief statement on Facebook read.

Freddie Starr: comedian found dead at home in Spain aged 76

 

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Responsible for possibly the most famous/infamous news headline in the UK

(spoiler: it wasn't true)

 

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Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster headline.
"Comic put a live pet in sandwich, says beauty."

 

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Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster headline.
"Comic put a live pet in sandwich, says beauty."

The newspaper editor who printed the story - Max Clifford possibly - later (much later) said "of course he didn't"

 

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Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster headline.
"Comic put a live pet in sandwich, says beauty."

Oh...Thanks
I didn't even think of linking it, which might have been a good idea

 

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Freddie Starr's body has been repatriated to Britain and is lying
in chapel of rest in Sheffield after funeral director fan paid the bill