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You can now order a personalised video from the Whisk Guy, Come Dine With Me’s most legendary contestant

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 27th January 2022

Come Dine With Me’s most legendary contestant has officially joined Cameo, meaning fans everywhere can order a personalised video message.

Everyone remembers where they were when it happened.

It was 2013, and as the nation sat down to watch the latest instalment of reality amateur cooking show Come Dine With Me, we were thrown an unexpected treat.

It was the sight of Kev Riley, casually, inexplicably, seemingly defying the laws of biology, inserting an entire whisk into his mouth.

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He had been in the middle of preparing a two-layer cheesecake for his dinner party guests when he decided to ‘see what that tastes like’.

Eschewing a logical tool, like a spoon, Kev shoved the entire whisk into his mouth, then turns to the camera with chocolate all over his face and says ‘perfect’. Indeed.

Kev’s 15 minutes of fame have ticked on ever since – and now the star has joined personalised video service Cameo.

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His fans can order a video message to send to loved ones, for the low low price of £22.

His bio on the website states: “Just a regular northern lad , famous for putting a kitchen utensil in my mouth , whilst on primetime TV.”

In a preview video, Kev said: “Good evening, it’s the Whisk Guy here, in the kitchen again.

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Kev, the ‘Whisk Guy’, on Come Dine With Me. Credit: Channel 4

“I’d love to do some shout-outs to your friends, for birthdays, special messages, anything you want really.

“And I’ll obviously do the whisk thing if you want me to.”

Kev has also recently taken part in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, answering some of his fans’ most frequently-asked questions.

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First of all, why did he do it? He said: “It was a spur of the moment thing to make the producer of the show laugh while we were cooking the vegetables. I didn’t think they would include it!”

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He said the worst thing about going on Come Dine With Me is that he’s ‘Not made a penny from all the royalties off a 12m view Youtube video (and counting!)’.

He also told people that he gets recognised ‘every day’, especially in his home town of Burnley.

And yes, he did put the whisk back in the mixture after he licked it.

Nice.

Featured image: Channel 4 / Cameo

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Rashford explains heartbreaking reason behind his celebration after wonder free-kick against Wales

Danny Jones Danny Jones Rashford celebration friend died

On Tuesday night, Marcus Rashford lit up what had previously been an underwhelming final group game against Wales with what we can only describe as an absolute stunner of a free-kick.

Swapping out his usual knuckleball technique for a whipped but equally fast-paced finish into the top right corner, the 25-year-old wheeled away to celebrate with the travelling fans but not long after, he dropped to his news and pointed to the sky.

While not an entirely uncommon celebration in the world of football, it did seem like a somewhat muted reaction from the Man United forward, especially after such an incredible opening goal.

Speaking to media after the game, it turns out Rashford‘s celebration was dedicated to a close friend who passed away a couple of days prior.

As the Wythenshawe-born star went on to explain, choosing to point to the sky for the celebration was his way of paying tribute to a friend who sadly died following a long battle with cancer.

The joint-leading goalscorer this World Cup went on to say, “I’m pleased I managed to score for him, he’s always been a big supporter of mine. He’s just a great person to have come into my life”. Heartbreaking.

As confirmed by several outlets after the press conference, Rashford’s late friend was Garfield Hayward, a 35-year-old also from Manchester, who is said to have passed away last week.

Nicknamed ‘Garf’, his nephew wrote on social media: “My heart is hurting so much knowing I won’t see you again in this life… it won’t be the same without you being here… You didn’t have a bad bone in your body you would give anything and everything you could with even a single bit of hesitation.” So touching.

It was no wonder Rashford himself was so quick to go and celebrate with his loved ones after the fact.

Rashford made it three goals in as many games at Qatar 2022 following his wonderful free-kick and equally well-worked second goal, with fellow Manc Phil Foden scoring the second goal only seconds after the opener.

England now face Senegal in the Round of 16 and the way these two lads looked on the night, we expect Manchester to be putting on a show come the weekend.

Let’s watch that goal back again, shall we?

On repeat until Sunday.

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TV doctor Ranj Singh calls out racist joke made at British Curry Awards ceremony

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant

This week, the British Curry Awards held a glitzy black-tie ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the UK’s curry industry.

The prestigious ceremony, also informally known as the ‘Curry Oscars’, takes place every year – seeing a number of awards handed out to the best Asian restaurants across the country.

However, this year’s event was sullied when a white guest presenter made a racist joke on stage, asking: “Why has India never won the World Cup? Because every time they get a corner, they build a shop on it.”

Taking to Twitter after the event last night, TV Doctor and personality Ranj Singh blasted the presenter who made the joke, asking his 174,000 followers “I’m sorry but how is this OK?”

The TV Doctor then went on to release a statement, in which he first said he was “honoured and privileged to be invited as a guest” to the ceremony before continuing to outline why he was ” not the only person that felt uncomfortable tonight.”

Singh asked how the awards ceremony could truly be representing the Asian community fairly when “the host is white, the judging panel is entirely white, the performers on stage are over 90% white”, a racist joke is made on stage, and organisers were “auctioning off a piece by Winston Churchill”, whose relationship with Indian (and Bengali people specifically) is known to have been problematic.

The tweet, shared by Singh on the social media platform last night, has been liked over 1,000 times and retweeted more than 300 at the time of writing.

He then signed off for the evening, writing: “The number of people trying to justify an inappropriate and racist joke on here is saddening. But then again this is Twitter.”

Others have since taken to the platform to agree with Singh, with used David B tweeting: “I couldn’t summarise this better myself.

“The organisers did not consider that #RepresentationMatters – it felt uncomfortable to see so many white people to present, host and judge the awards when there are so many others that could have EASILY represented the community.”

Every year the awards ceremony welcomes a number of high-profile figures, including prominent personalities from the worlds of politics, sport, showbiz and entertainment alongside celebrity chefs and curry restaurant owners and their staff from across the country.

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In previous years, attendees have included cricketer Azeem Rafiq, Love Island contestant Priya Gopaldas, and The Apprentice winner Sian Gabbidon.

Following the awards ceremony, organisers have said that an investigation is now under way.

Feature image – Ranj Singh Instagram

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