‘I’ve never used a sunbed before. And I’ve never had a perm.”
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"You've obviously seen the video of me in the jacuzzi," Steve Beaton says in a languid, overbearing tone. As if this is just a statement of fact. Imagine being able to say these words to a complete stranger with complete confidence that they are indeed true. The clip in question dates from 1993 and Beaton - one of the world's greatest darts players at the time - interviews the BBC's Dougie Donnelly from the hot tub at Lakeside Country Club: luscious locks flowing, a proud moustache, a gold chain around it . his neck.
Thus the ...