True Facts About Chris Rea

[bruce1530]

Chris Rea's father, Norman Wisdom, was the honorary president of Albania.

 

[PeteXXX]

Chris Rea never learnt how to ride a bicycle.

 

[Seevio]

Chris Rea's song Driving home for Christmas is about that time he received a golf academy as a present.

 

[Gunk]

Chris Rea designed the M25

 

[stephec]

Chris Rea is the only man to frighten Chuck Norris, the thought of having to listen to Driving Home for Christmas is enough to bring on a cold sweat.

 

[Drago]

Chris Rea is banned from being considered for the Rear of the Year Award, because the media do not think newsreaders can manage Rea is Rear of the Year without getting tongue tied.

 

[bruce1530]

Chris Rea's first name is "Christmas".

 

[DRM]

Chris Rea has never played gigs in the US, he was deported after trying to enter the country with a container of white powder which was found in his suitcase, he protested his innocence, but the customs official didn't believe his story that because he'd been told milk wasn't available in the US, he'd brought his own popular UK brand of coffee whitener from home, witnesses reported that the customs official was heard to say "That's not coffee and I'm not your mate!"

 

[Drago]

Chris Rea played a young Percy Sugden in the early days of Coronation Street.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Pegleg Percy down The Feathers told me that Chris Rea once made his friend poo himself with bad driving (the road to hell), after that they used to say "Look out its Chris Rea, he'll give you Diarrhoea!".

 

[bruce1530]

Chris Rea wrote "Fool (If You Think It's Over) in1978, and it was featured in his debut album. Uniquely among British chart songs, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" was also a hit for Rea's drag alter-ego, Elkie Brooks.

 

[Drago]

Chris Rea's middle name is Gonner.

 

[Beebo]

Chris Rea popped an egg in Bob Mortimer’s bath.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Chris Rea's first choice for a stage name was Chris Ostrich, but luckily his Agent told him to choose something a bit shorter.

 

[craigwend]

Chris Rea favourite northern amphibian, is the infamous 'Toad from Hull, which was the inspiration for his twelfth most famous song...