Richard Bacon - ‘I Was Betrayed By My Best Friend’

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What connects Barack Obama, a tabloid sting and Love Islander Alex George? Have a Blue Peter badge if you were thinking of Richard Bacon... While the broadcaster and producer is perhaps best known for the time his Blue P...

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