GMTV were all over it this morning. They even had a lovely map showing the distance he needed to be moved. They made it sound like a military operation, which it probably will be. Anyone visiting the UK, having switched on their hotel room telly and seeing this stuff would think that were all mad. In much the same way they probably did when finding out that, in the land of The Beatles, Stones, Oasis etc, MR Blobby was number one. Where will it all end?

Good old GMTV - utterly tasteless as ever. I really should start watching it in the morning, it sounds repugnantly compelling...

I hesitate to ask this but have to. How do they deliver his chinese takeaways? Does he have to get up and answer the door or does he have a more elaborate delivery system?

Fair question. His carers aren't particularly caring if they go and get it for him and shovel it down his fat face. In which case there's probably some pulley and levers system that gets it straight from pan to face. He probably rigged it up when he was a postie.

Well, Ian. His carers actually go with him to the chippy / take-it-away. You couldn't make it up. And that, apparently, is not press-puff since it came from the chops of the blokes who own the respective eateries (as reported in ALL newspapers). As to GMTV. I'm a Sky News person myself but it's not on the changing room telly, although Sky Sports is. But I have to say that it does throw up the odd bit of TV gold. Plus, Lorraine seems to be getting madder / bulkier by the day. Plus it's the natural destination channel of choice for most of my fellow changing room pals, they being denizens of IPC.

I forgot to add that HE does not go into the shops because he can't get through the doors. He sits outside in his 3ft wide wheelchair. The doors in his adapted home are 5ft wide, apparently.

Rather than just a one-off it sounds like it could make a series. Possibly better than that TV show that stalks Peter Andre. Although it might not make a full six-parter

Umm. How about a reverse version of the 'selbs living on a budget' thing, whereby we see how many normal folk could be fed per day on the money he spends stuffing his face per day?

We pay for you mean.

I wish I could stuff my face all day. There are few words I find more compelling than 'incapacity benefit'.

Wow he's almost as big as Jabba