True Facts About Chris Rea

[Drago]

Cnris Rea cannot breathe through his mouth.

 

[lazybloke]

Can Chris Rea sing through his mouth?

 

[DRM]

Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s Chris Rea was the operator for The Lincolnshire Poacher Numbers Station, from a secret location, (a hidden room on the transporter bridge) the excellent technical engineering led many to believe that it was being transmitted from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, when all along it was live from Middlesbrough

View: https://youtu.be/Gzy9inhK6nc?si=eJsnHMafFv9x6hL_

Chris played the opening tune live on air on a Stylophone he liberated from Rolf Harris, and read the numbers out to spies listening across the world himself

 

[rogerzilla]

Chris Rea plays the alien in Alien.

 

[stephec]

Chris Rea has completed virtually every Panini football sticker album since 1978, he's just missing the QPR badge foil sticker from 1983.

 

[lazybloke]

Chris Rea plays the alien in Alien.

But was uncredited, both for that and his arguably more convincing portrayal of Jones, the cat.

He is insanely jealous of the success enjoyed by Andy Serkis, and his collection of gongs for work on Planet of the Apes.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Chris Rea came fourth in the 1969 Grand National

 

[DRM]

Chris Rea trained Larry The Downing Street Cat, to destroy the careers of several Tory Prime Ministers

 

[Dogtrousers]

Chris Rea's favourite colour is beige.

 

[rogerzilla]

Chris Rea has a fear of flying and uses his private yacht, "Empress of Teesside" when he goes on a world tour.

 

[Drago]

Chris Rea gets sea sick while cleaning the car.

 

[rogerzilla]

Chris Rea is sexually aroused by the smell of Turtle Wax.

 

[Drago]

Chris Rea waxes his turtle.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Chris Rea cleans his teeth and gargles with WD40

 

[Drago]

Chris Rea once challenged Lee Marvin to a croak-off.