One Show's Carol pulls in the crowds (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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One Show's Carol pulls in the crowds
10:41am Wednesday 18th June 2008 in
CAROL Thatcher - daughter of former Prime Minister Margaret That-cher - proved to be a big attraction at the Southern Hamster Club's show at the Phoenix Centre in Andover on Saturday.
She was filming for the BBC's One Show, borrowing a hamster to enter.
In the end Carol - who was Queen of the Jungle in the 2005 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - failed to get her hamster placed but didn't do badly for a beginner.
About 200 hamsters were shown and 39 pets were also taken along, including rabbits, rats, ferrets and gerbils, said show secretary Sue Carter. She said: "It was a huge turn out."
A mighty trio of breeders known as Tristar clinched best in show for Syrian and Dwarf categories.
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Lauryn Parker aged seven and brother Carl aged nine admire the hamsters.
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