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1/. I often chat to Gus who sells chestnuts on the Heath, but I only recently heard his story
In 2007, he & his wife Inez, got news most people only ever dream of
A TV company made them a multi-million pound offer to use their trademark ‘Golden Balls’.
In 2007, he & his wife Inez, got news most people only ever dream of
A TV company made them a multi-million pound offer to use their trademark ‘Golden Balls’.
2/. Golden Balls was the nickname Inez had given Gus when they'd met & he'd been a keen footballer
They used the name for their clothes shop/product line
When @victoriabeckham revealed David had the same nickname they contacted the Beckhams to checked there were no legal issues
They used the name for their clothes shop/product line
When @victoriabeckham revealed David had the same nickname they contacted the Beckhams to checked there were no legal issues
3/. They licensed the name "Golden Balls" to Endemol to use in the Jasper Carrott-fronted ITV game show
By 2007, the show as was more popular than Deal Or No Deal
It had just been recommissioned & was about to be sold around the globe
Gus & Inez were going to be very wealthy.
By 2007, the show as was more popular than Deal Or No Deal
It had just been recommissioned & was about to be sold around the globe
Gus & Inez were going to be very wealthy.
