I've had a busy few weeks, organising Christmas events plus tours. Many of my most recent tours have been down on the coast, including in Brighton - one of my favourite cosmopolitan cities. As the clocks are about to change this coming weekend, losing an hour of sleep, Saturday nights are now perfect to settle down in front of the T.V. and watch either Strictly Come Dancing or the X-Factor. Even more of a reason to watch the X-Factor is that one of the finalists, Frankie Cocozza (18), is in fact from Brighton, having gone to school at nearby Woodingdean. Yes, he is the contestant who has the name of 7 girls tattooed on his backside!! Only in Brighton you might say.
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| Frankie Cocozza, X-Factor 2011 Contestant |
He has been feted as the new "cheeky chappy" of Brighton - the nickname once given to another famous music act of the early 20th Century, Max Miller, whose statue can be found gracing the Pavilion Gardens by the Dome Theatre complex.
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| The original "Cheeky Chappy", Max Miller |
Brighton certainly seems to have the X-Factor, since the presenter of the show, Dermot O'Leary, also owns a fish restaurant here. You can find out more about the site of the restaurant and some of the other famous people of Brighton, both past and present, such as Sir Laurence Olivier, Katie Price etc..., on a Brighton walking tour - contact me to book your tour.
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