Shaun Ryder has got people calling him “TV gold” after his hilarious appearance on daytime show This Morning.
The legendary frontman of iconic 80s Manc band Happy Mondays was on the ITV show earlier on today to chat with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about his personal experiences with UFOs and alien encounters.
And viewers were understandably left pretty perplexed.
The 59-year-old said he was just 15 when he first spotted a UFO while he was working as a delivery boy, and made sure to clarify to Phillip and Holly in true Shaun Ryder style that this sighting was “long before my encounters with hallucinogenics”.
He did however explain that he started to grow concerned that it was “all in his nut” when his sightings became more regular.
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“When I started seeing other things, I nearly went to get things checked out because when you start hallucinating on things you could be losing your eyesight,” he said.
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Shaun also spoke about a sighting he had shortly after he had finished making a UFO documentary.
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He originally thought it was a production company was playing tricks on him, explaining: “I looked out in my back garden and over my apple tree was this big plastic air fix looking wobbly thing that looked like it was hanging in the air on strings because it was moving.
“I’m slapping myself stupid.”
Phillip wasn’t so convinced though, appearing rather sceptical about Shaun’s claims, and after sitting there open-mouthed for a bit, he eventually challenged him saying: “The way you describe it sounds like the Del Boy of aliens, some ramshackle air fix thing around a tree.”
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Later on the show, Shaun then hosted This Morning’s phone in session, where viewers shared their alien and UFO stories – and this was when fans of the show branded it “TV gold”.
“God I love Shaun Ryder so much. What a legend,” one person tweeted.
A second added: “This is TV gold. A phone in about UFO’s and Aliens with Shaun Ryder couldn’t make this up.”
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Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Emily Sergeant -
29th September 2021 
