1990's Five Nations was not a happy one. Margaret Thatcher was still Prime Minister, and had cleverly decided to use Scotland as a testing ground for the Poll Tax. Welcome to The Grudge.Unsurprisingly, the people of Scotland were not happy. At all. But their rugby team were doing well, beating Ireland, Wales and France before squaring off with "the real enemy": England.Somehow, through sheer determination and force of will, they won, nabbing the Grand Slam and making ol' Engerland look, well, rather stupid. As any rugby fan will tell you, it was a pretty big deal. And it's to become a big deal once again, with Bedlam Productions, the team behind the Oscar-winning King's Speech, securing the rights to sports journalist Tom English's book on the subject, The Grudge: Scotland vs. England.King's Speech producer Simon Egan will direct the film as well as produce it...
- 10/6/2011
- EmpireOnline
Alex Reid may have won Celebrity Big Brother last night, but the cage fighter hasn’t always been as lucky.
When the ‘Reidinator’ took part in hit 90’s TV show ‘Gladiators’, he came in second place and made a bit of a prat himself when he declared:
“I’ve just got one word to say – top banana!”
Host Jeremy Guscott pointed out: “That’s two words.”
It seems that intelligence was never Alex’s thing….well just look who he’s dating!
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When the ‘Reidinator’ took part in hit 90’s TV show ‘Gladiators’, he came in second place and made a bit of a prat himself when he declared:
“I’ve just got one word to say – top banana!”
Host Jeremy Guscott pointed out: “That’s two words.”
It seems that intelligence was never Alex’s thing….well just look who he’s dating!
Related posts:Alex Reid wants Peter Andre in Celebrity Big Brother houseAlex Reid for Celebrity Big Brother 2010?Alex Reid is favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother 2010Simon Cowell To Challenge Gladiators On ITVCelebrity Big Brother: Heidi Fleiss thinks Alex Reid is gay!Copyright © Unreality TV 2009 | Celebrity Big Brother Updates
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- 1/30/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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