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i found this newspaper report and it must be about that rather large woman we saw signing on at Wooton. Apparently according to Will & Gina she completed the 55km loop!!! Respect is due
Isle of Wight 4 May 2009
IoW Randonee officials were last night quick to scotch rumours that minor celebrity and later regular guest on 'Have I Got News For You' Jo Brand, was seen at various parts of the island during Sunday's race.
Jo Brand, whose radically inspired feminist stand up material has seen her labelled wrongly as a lesbian since the mid 1980's, was seen by various IoW 'inbreds' during the 6 hour marathon race with
One local islander, Terry, who was 'spooning' his sister at the Red funnel car park ferry terminal in Cowes, stated that she spoke at length with a woman regarding this description about 'The Sun's' newspaper allegations (of October 2007) suggesting that Brand was in line to return to psychiatrict nursing almost 25 years after leaving to follow a career in stand - up comedy.
The woman just asked to be 'left alone with food…' witnesses say she later boarded a 'Sea Cat' to Ventnor.
Curiously, earlier that day, almost 30 miles away from the first sighting, a family of Alpaca's spotted a burly, cheeky chirpy, 'plump' woman, scoffing on a Bounty Bar near Yarmouth. Eye witnesses distinctly saw her doing 360 'bunny hops' and 'endos' and 'having a laugh' with locals whilst waiting for the No. 56 Bus from Yarmouth to Whitwell. One bus driver stated that 'she just wouldn't shut up' talking about her days partying with Richard Whitely of countdown fame.
At 2.45pm an ice cream vendor at the top of Blackgang Chine gave a woman, fitting Brand's' description, a large 99 cone. The woman in question stated that she was going to 'rip the arms off that lanky, skinny , rapha wearing ponce from london and stick them in her ice cream as flakes. Strangely, the burly comedienne (as described by the vendor) had managed to ascend the gruelling 10% climb using …her considerable momentum from the previous downhill in Freshwater.
On further questioning, the minor celebrity pointed out that upto 40 other riders had been hiding in the immense hole in the air that her big - boned frame created before she said her goodbyes…
Although unsubstantiated, some Yarmouth 'oiks' felt they had encountered an aggressive 'swarthy' individual, carrying a bike, boarding a steam locomotive from Yarmouth station to Alvestone. Reports suggested she looked 'flustered' and was "Fu&ked off with cycling…"
Locals never saw this child or partner…