Chuckle Brothers star Paul was going to be a professional football player until his dream was ended by injury.
Chuckle Brothers star Paul was going to be a professional football player until his dream was ended by injury
The star, whose real name is Paul Elliott, forged a career in showbusiness with his brother Barry - who died in 2018 aged 73, after being diagnosed with bone cancer - after he got injured while playing football as a teenager in Yorkshire.
The 75-year-old children’s entertainer told BBC Radio: "I got injured playing for Rotherham boys, the whole leg, it damaged the lymphatic tissues.
"They don't know how I did it and I just couldn't run. I was 14."
Paul admitted he would have forgone his TV career if he could have played the beautiful gave for a living.
He said: "Without a breath of thought, definitely. I just loved the game, I absolutely loved the game."
Recently, the CBBC legend shared his intention to deliver the Great British public something to “laugh about” as they need “good comedy more than ever”.
Paul said: "There has not been much to laugh about. We’ve had COVID, the cost of everything and even a war."
The ‘ChuckleVision’ star listed some of his dream gigs, such as taking to the decks at the legendary Glastonbury Festival.
Paul said: "I’m still cracking gags and doing my DJ sets. I want to play at Glastonbury. I've no plans to retire. Making people laugh is the best feeling in the world.
"When you are on stage and hear the laughter you think, 'I’ve done that, I’ve created it'."
Paul also labelled the return of John Cleese's classic 70s sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’ “great news”.
He said: "It’s great news John Cleese is bringing 'Fawlty Towers' back. It was fantastic. I think good comedy is needed more now than ever."
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