Haven't stopped giggling since I heard. He makes his living as a Henry VIIIth re-enactor and goes into schools doing Tudor days for KS2 age children. It's an interesting job and he thoroughly enjoys it.
So - the phone rings this morning and the conversation goes like this.
Caller: "Hello - could I speak to Mike"
Me: "Sorry - he's away until Wednesday"
Caller: Oh - well - this is the Trisha Goddard show and we were wondering if he'd be interested in appearing on a show we're doing about lookalikes"
Me: "Not sure - you can contact him on his mobile"
Later I get a call from hubby saying that he'd spoken to them and after further discussion they were a little disappointed that his lookalike status caused no friction. They apparently kept on and on - "what - she doesn't mind at all" Him : "No - in fact it pays the bills so she's delighted"
Them: "Oh I see - well - we're really looking for couples where there is real friction" (I just bet they were)
Best thing of all is that a few weeks back he found one of these sites that lets you know how "Chav" you are by asking a sereis of questions. One of which was "Have you ever appeared on the Trisha show or known anyone who has"?. Not only can he now say he was asked but, even better (sniggering emoticon) - he was rejected.
Fabulous