'I was the real Billy Elliot' says Fife council worker

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'I was the real Billy Elliot' says Fife council worker

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A strapping council worker from Fife has shocked his colleagues by claiming that he was the original Billy Elliot

http://entertainment.stv.tv/film/113656 ... il-worker/

http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepag ... ancer.html
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From what I know, Lee Hall's inspiration is himself, but he thought it would be dull to write about an aspiring writer and decided to make it a dancer.

Am I right?
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That is indeed what he has said.
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"performed alongside Russian ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev"

Wow this must have been a special moment :o
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