3am: NUMBER 84 PETE WATERMAN.Byline: Jessica Callan, Eva Simpson, Suzanne Kerins THERE'S nothing like a youthful pop guru in tune with the kids of today. And superannuated su·per·an·nu·at·ed adj. 1. Retired or ineffective because of advanced age: "Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue" Henry Adams. 2. , middle aged, balding, beer-gutted Pete Waterman is - er - nothing like a youthful pop guru in tune with the kids of today. He's been producing bubble-gum music since before most of us were born. He's older than our mums and dads. So why doesn't the posturing Midlander admit he's simply too old for his job. Preposterous Pete has made it to No. 84 in our list of Britain's 100 most irritating people. At the not so tender age of 55, he should be doing Grandad Idol not Pop Idol This article is about the British television series. For general popular culture icons, see pop icon. Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, . Let's not forget this is the man responsible for bringing us Sinitta, Sonia, Jason, Steps and Rick Astley... Need we go on? Now he's planning to help Geri Halliwell make a comeback. For once, Pete, do the decent thing and spare us any more Ginger Spice. As reader Guy Conway says: "He's full of hot air and deserves to be punctured." CAPTION(S): Picture: ALPHA/ DAVE MORGAN Dave Morgan (born August 7, 1944 in Cranmore, Somerset[1]) is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship grand prix, the 1975 British Grand Prix in which, like several others, he crashed during a storm in the |
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