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Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Atherton, Greater Manchester*

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  • winona ryder and brad pitt used to share a bedsit above bargain booze. smithy the kitten used to ruin peoples lawns in the local area
  • KIRK FROM CORRIE AND MARLON FROM EMMERDALE
  • Did Fred Dibnah used to live here?
  • Peter Reid apparently lived up Newbrook Road way a bit ago.
  • Sid LIttle (Little and Large) used to live off Chanters Ave in the late 70s
  • Mark Charnock - Marlon from Emmerdale. Tracey Bennett - actress who played Sharon in Corrie Dave Dutton - star of Watching, Corrie, Emmerdale, Heartbeat. Eric Laithwaite - engineer and developer of Mag Lev transport system. Syd Little - yes really! General Jimmy Woods - gave the Scots a larruping.
  • Marlon from Emerdale (crabtree lane!)
  • there are a few disabled athletes from the town and also greg strong who i believe is signed with bolton wanders(or he was last i heard) also lives here
  • The Prof who invented the Magnotron, Eric Laithwaite methinks? Marlon from Emmerdale. Oh, and the world HQ of the Battersby cloning clinic.
  • Nigel Short (the chess geek) and Sid little

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Last updated: 2008-10-14

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