Paul Chuckle believes he saw a vision of his late brother Barry Chuckle during his first-ever solo performance following his death.
The 74-year-old ChuckleVision star’s brother and long-time TV partner died from bone cancer in 2018 at the age of 73 and Paul, whose real name is Paul Elliott, spotted Barry’s spirit while waiting in the wings ahead of a panto performance.
Opening up on the poignant moment to Richard Herring on the RHLSTP podcast, he said: ‘I did pantomime somewhere that year on my own for the first time. I’d never been on stage on my own, ever — except for DJ-ing.
‘I remember standing in the wings, waiting for my entrance and the music playing, ChuckleVision playing.
‘Barry would be on the other side, where he would come on and he wasn’t there.’
He went on: ‘But I swear I could see him to the side of the stage, and he’s nodding and winking at me.
‘It gave me the confidence to walk on stage and the audience lifted me beautifully. That was lovely.’
He added: ‘He was my brother, my work partner, my best mate … everything.’
The comedy pair was best known for starring in children’s TV show ChuckleVision, which ran for 22 years from 1987 to 2009, and became known for their classic catchphrase ‘to me, to you’.
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