Jordan North kicked off a proper investigation on Friday’s Capital Breakfast after spotting footage of Prince Harry tickling a stranger’s ginger beard under the chin during a visit to Nottingham. Jordan and Chris Stark wondered aloud whether this was some secret code between redheads, and when “Matt the ginger” phoned in he played along beautifully, telling them, “I can’t possibly confirm or deny that.” Sian Welby couldn’t resist pointing out that Chris seems to have a similar pulling power with “the gingers and the mums”.
Listen: The secret ginger club
Stephen Mulhern popped into the studio ahead of that evening’s Cash Call draw, and the chat turned to last week’s record-breaking win for listener Rachel in London, who scooped £1.5 million. Mulhern suggested the prize should go into the record books, joking “that’s got to be British radio and game show history,” before quickly backtracking when Jordan teased him about claiming credit for a Guinness World Record. Rachel herself had called in earlier in the show to reveal she’s carried on going to work as normal since the win, admitting “I’m almost too scared to spend it.”
Listen: Stephen Mulhern and the Guinness World Record joke
Elsewhere, physiotherapist Jemma from the Wirral took on the Bong Game and walked away with £1,973, a nod to Capital’s 53rd birthday, after deciding she’d rather play it safe for her twin boys than risk going for more.
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