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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alexis Petridis

Alex Reid's foolproof career plan

Alex Reid, July 2010
Alex Reid: now he wants to break out of the cage and into the acting profession. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features

And finally, let us amble briefly through the mind of cross-dressing cagefighter and Mr Katie Price, Alex "The Reidinator" Reid. First, let us record his upbeat thoughts on his acting career, namely, "If Sir Ian McKellen can do it, then surely it's not such a big deal." "Who was it that played Gandalf in Lord of the Rings?" he asked an interviewer. "He was in Coronation Street and look how great he is." Lost in Showbiz is similarly amazed by McKellen's unprecedented career path. One minute he's getting a start late in life as supporting actor in the Rovers, the next thing you know, Hollywood comes a-knocking! It's EXACTLY like the guy who played Reg Holdsworth suddenly getting the lead in Avatar! Elsewhere in the interview, the Reidinator protests about having his words "twisted by the press" and threatens to "become more guarded". Lost in Showbiz can only look at him with tearful, pleading eyes and beg him to reconsider, noting that a life in which cross-dressing cage fighter Alex Reid no longer shares his golden philosophy freely with the world would scarcely be worth living.

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